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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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The bystander effect is a theory, not fact. It can explain after the fact why people in groups feel less responsibility to do something. But it isn't universally applicable to all assaults in public. There are many variables at play. So "highly unlikely" is an exaggeration in my view.
Go watch the train stabbing video. You know the one.
If a singular instance make you believe everything is indeed that way, then maybe the problem is you.
Its not singular. You been to many rough bars?
There are also plenty of counterexamples of helpful, sometimes even brave, bystanders.
I don't drink.
Good choice
No, I don't know which one. And I don't want to watch people get hurt so I won't seek it out either. There are incidents in this world that fit the theory of the bystander effect. That is not what I question. I'm questioning your calculation of odds regarding intervention. There are enough examples of "heroes without capes" that did intervene as well, also within groups of people.
A shower thought doesn't have to be well thought through. On the flip side, you don't have to double down on it when folks point out the flaws.