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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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What is sold as culture today is just that: a product; a derivative of humanity, sold by the world's most successful companies as a hollow substitute, but one that sells like hotcakes.

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[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

This. In the golden age of record sales (pretty much the time before tape recoders became a thing), there were also thousands of musicians for each one that could actually live off their art.

Since people love making art even when they don't make money off it, there's always been an oversupply of artists.

Same with all other kinds of entertainment. For each football superstar there's millions of kids who will never earn a cent for playing football. Same with painters, musicians and any other form of art.