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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.

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[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I’m just gonna paste from a different comment:

It’s an experiment that was conducted to see what would happen when mice were given what people supposed would be a mice utopia. Things did not go well.

Here’s some videos, pick your poison lol

https://youtu.be/7ReBJfxHjFU

https://youtu.be/NgGLFozNM2o

https://youtu.be/5m7X-1V9nOs

https://youtu.be/7CXj0AGuh4c

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 6 points 1 week ago

Ohh I see, I heard of these before. I didn't know they were called universe 25

[–] call_me_xale@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

edit: see response to OP, below

~~FYI, it's very important to note that these are mice, not rats, which have drastically different social dynamics. I don't know if this experiment has been repeated with rats, (and I rather hope not) but I wouldn't be surprised to see a very different outcome.~~

Humans are very different animals, though, and we should probably be cautious about projecting these results onto society.

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh my bad I totally thought it was rats, I’ll edit my comments accordingly

[–] call_me_xale@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Turns out you're actually right, as there were similar experiments performed on rats, with similar results, so I redacted my comment.

Still feel like it's not necessarily a good idea to apply the lessons to human society, but... yeah, depressing outcomes.

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Being social is being social. While I do think we’re not rats, lol, I do think we are both bound by the same laws of social dynamics. That’s why I’m seeing the similarities.