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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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It's a means of control and money making. You shouldn't be surprised that's pretty much the answer to a lot of big questions.
Pretty much my thought.
Consumerism is, therefore content churning is.
Some other intersecting ingredients might be human sexual drive, wiring for novelty, legacy of puritanical mores,
I'd argue the drive has been hijacked and amplified for my reasons above. Gym bros, meat eating and "low T" are all in service to male sex drive. It's far more sinister than it appears and not the least bit surprising.
No argument that the drive is amplified. And, sex is amplified at the expense of intimacy, including nonsexual intimacy