this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2025
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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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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

in 2025 Souroak invented imagination

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

VR was invented when John V. Reality tried to imagine two things at the same time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

There’s a word for that, “anemoia”.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Anemoia, if I'm not mistaken, is a feeling of nostalgia for something you haven't experienced yourself. I think the OP is referring to themselves from the past?

[–] Arkouda 5 points 7 hours ago

Assuming that if you were able to go back to that point in time and everything beyond that point happened in the exact same way with the exact same responses by you, yes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago

Or there could be branching, and that person will become someone different.

You can also look at time like collection of snapshots, and that person won't become anything else.