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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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edit - Yeah I play video games with violence too, my point is that video games are a mirror that exposes a less brutal image of ourselves than we are convinced of. The truth of what we desire is as often silly or altruistic as it is selfish or violent, even in the realm of fantasy where the violence is unreal as everything else.

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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Commercial driver’s licenses?

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Over 9 million copies of Euro Truck Simulator 2 have been sold, according to a Renault Trucks press release from March 2024. That’s a staggering number, reflecting the game’s enduring popularity.

https://achivx.com/how-many-copies-of-euro-truck-simulator-2-have-been-sold/

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

That’s pretty amazing. I’ve never played the game but it looks pretty chill.

Sometimes I really get in the mood for chill games like Stardew Valley or NetHack! Maybe I’ll check out ETS2 sometime!

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean, I recommend Motor Town: Behind The Wheel, but ETS2 is undeniably awesome too!

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Oh nice! I’ll check that out too! Thanks!

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago

ETS2 is getting a bus expansion too so you can drive buses instead of trucks of you prefer. The American counterpart ATS (same game engine, same studio and updated in lockstep with ETS2) is similarly getting a road trip expansion, where you can drive many classic American cars on a road trip.

Honestly I highly recommend the games because they're incredibly chill driving simulators

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

You obviously pasted the wrong link.

I believe this is the game you meant:

https://share.google/9Qcqk3rI2jBEqz6s7

[–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

this game is great, i installed it just now. I heard the game is bad, but even still, i assumed the ui problems must have been from running the game through proton. but no, it's literally just that bad

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also, on wikipedia there's a picture of the truck climbing a steep mountain. but what it doesn't show is that the truck actually goes much faster up steep mountains than over flat land because the physics system is terrible and the car doesn't slow down at all horizontally when it starts moving vertically.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Have you tried going in reverse? 😂

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago

The play is fun, but you can get the highlights from watching the hilarious videos people have made on them. Just in case anyone wants to save the megabytes on the hard disk ;)

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago