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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
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It existed far before humanity, was summon by humans who thought they could use it and controll it. Its mind and body altering. invisible and (somewhat) impossible to grasp fully.

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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 44 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (3 children)

~~Netflix's~~ HBO's Chernobyl is by people who realized this and kinda conveyed the message.

Edit: I get the networks wrong because I pirate stuff

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 31 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

That show is so hard to watch from the standpoint of someone who understands what every exposure is doing to people and the awful deaths that are inevitable. Watching the firefighter pick-up a piece of the reactor was horrifying in a way so little horror is.

[–] missphant@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

They conveyed it really well, I had an almost constant heavy feeling while watching—like a permanent underwater scene.

[–] teft@piefed.world 12 points 19 hours ago

It’s the greaat sound design in the show. Things like the geiger counter clicking furiously as the flashlights go out. It makes for great drama.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 11 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

You mean HBO's Chernobyl?

The moment they look over the railing into the very mouth of God itself gives me chills. The sound of the nuclear fire blasting and spewing out all the smoke and radiation.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

You got me, I've never watched it

[–] DivineDev@piefed.social 11 points 21 hours ago

The scene in episode 1 where they looked into the exposed reactor core was amazing