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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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[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It's not an ideal situation, but that's partly on us. Back in 2008/09 or so there was talk of making money more accessible, and the National Federation of the Blind came out against it because they thought it implied we couldn't handle money as is. Honestly I don't associate with either the NFB or ACB, but that goes back to my aversion to politics.[^1]

Coins are already tactilely distinct, bills are the problem. Assuming we know the denomination, we usually fold them in different ways to differentiate them. Singles may be left unfolded, fives folded hamburger stile, tens hotdog style, etc. There's no set way to do it, it's up to the individual. There are bill readers, both standalone and as phone apps. TheiPhone may have one built in as part of VoiceOver or the magnifier app, but I'm too lazy to check right now.

I personally avoid using cash where possible as I don't like keeping track of change.

[^1]: Standard disclaimer: I only speak for myself. Blindness does not respect class or creed or culture, so every blind person approaches their situation from a unique worldview, and there's debate among the blind whether a blind "community" can be said to exist. I personally say no for the reason stated above, but again, I only speak for myself.

[–] CaptainHowdy@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Wow this is an awesome response, thanks!

I also never use cash, but the thought popped into my head recently when I did need to use it and was looking for the right bill in a semi dark environment.

[–] Burnedspaghetti@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

That's pretty interesting I always thought they had different ridges on the person's clothes in the bill, at least that's what I've been told when I was younger because my dad was able to take out the exact amount people asked from him from a wad of cash in his pocket