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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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After they kill Wikipedia history will be AI hallucinations. (lemmy.world)

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[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com 36 points 1 year ago (3 children)

There's more to history than Wikipedia. Like physical books

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[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I didn't even think of that 🤦

I've been online for too long

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[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

Back in my day you had to buy Wikipedia. It came in like 20 massive volumes that ate up a shelf or two.

Thinking about it… I wonder what my parents did with our copies…

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[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

I doubt Britanica has a page dedicated to Limp Bizkit.

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[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

The encyclopedia even came on CD for a while. It was called Encarta. But I loved my parent's World Book Encyclopedia much more.

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[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

And that encyclopedia is online too.

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[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

And looking up specific species, animals, conditions

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[–] applemao@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Still have em! They'll be the last source of actual knowledge once the AI slop destroys us.

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[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

And historians

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[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

The US based ones will be silenced because the algo will ignore them.

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[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Books. Classes. Things outside of the Internet. C'mon.

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[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Will all be more difficult.

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[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Not really? Wikipedia is only one small resource. A useful one but it's only a starting off point at best for any real study

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[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Not all physical books are accessible, eg the log books of Christopher Columbus. DOGE is defunding libraries and Dept of Ed. Academics are fleeing. This collapse of knowledge is bad.

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