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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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[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 41 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

“Video games don’t affect our behavior! If Pac-Man had an effect on us, we’d all be running around darkened rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music” - Raver’s favorite shirt

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I always liked that one....*old ex raver, still love the music for sure. Actual shirt I owned was 'I said no to drugs but they didn't listen'

Edit, I always thought raves was my generation's summer of love. Diluted but I think the idea for many were the same...of course not for all, but it's how I felt it sometimes. The best people to be around were always so positive, and I so wished the millennium ushered in more positivity than how it happened. But .. yeah we all know what happened early 2000s.