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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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[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ok, let's try this a different way:

"I'm gonna get a drink." - "I'm gonna do the same."

Is the second person going to immitate every single motion of the first person?

Or will the second person just also get a drink, maybe not even the same drink?

[–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Every time I go to the park, I'm able to knock balls right out the park with my favorite bat. Am I more likely to get a career in major league baseball or arrested for animal cruelty?
Your argument is on par with arguing that because you saw an article about people playing base that you think we should arrest everyone in the stadium for animal cruelty.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There's a saying in German: "Nicht alles was hinkt ist ein Vergleich".

Roughly translated: "Not everything which is flawed is an analogy."

People do say "I'm going to do the same" when doing something that has the same kind of outcome without being an identical copy of an action.

People do not use a bat (animal) as a replacement for a bat (sports equipment) because usually people understand the concept of homonyms.

That's really not the comeback that you think it is.

[–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People also understand degrees of meaning and hyperbole. The fact that you seem to think that my response was a comeback shows exactly why you are struggling with this entire argument.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 0 points 23 hours ago

So your point was that your argument was just hyperbole and thus doesn't make sense?

Ok, we can go with that.