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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: 1

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago (5 children)

A simple counter idea to this can be summarised in one question; Why have we not made an effort to introduce ourselves to ants?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago

Hey, I introduce myself to ants and other creatures regularly. Most of them ignore me. Of those that don't, either I'm warned off or bummed for food.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

I have to believe that we have but that we got no response. Even though ants are very glad for human made structures, and even though we interact with them very regullarly it is hard to say if they are aware of our existence

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

We do! Ants have been involved in millions of experiments, and that is how we know so much of their society and entomology. We CAN communicate with them using pheromones and food sources. It’s actually quite simple, really. They just don’t have much to say beyond what we observe. It’s not like we suddenly start seeing unique chemical trails so they can communicate with their overlords, so I suppose they don’t perceive us as other beings in the world.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Many children have introduced themselves to ants as a world ending monster. Magnifying glass and sunlight, burning wax, burning rubber, gasoline and fire, Raid... There are lots of ways that children can be the apocalypse for an ant colony.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

We haven't figured out how?