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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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[–] Fuckswearwords@lemmy.world 11 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Travelling has changed a lot.

It's become way more accessible. Not a lot of people used to travel for leisure. But now it seems almost everyone except the poorest do it. There are a lot more businesses that cater to tourists in every city/town nowadays.

Smartphones have taken a lot of fun out of it too though. There's almost no challenge to it anymore and thus less a sense of adventure. At least for me.

[–] DrunkenPirate@feddit.org 2 points 7 hours ago

And everyone is doing selfies and streaming the landscape instead of watching itself. It‘s like being in a country just for the audience.

That was already visible with digital pocket cameras around late 90ies. Cost of photgraphy went to zero.