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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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There are behaviors we stopped doing because of speciation. For each of those behaviors, there is a day in history in which one of our ancestors did it for the very last time. (lemmy.ml)

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[–] Google@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Yes, of course I understood all of that.

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[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 3 years ago (2 children)

there's a forgotten chatroom somewhere out there, where you and your mates from middle school used to spend time on. at some point someone will send the last message, not even knowing it was the last one

imagine that but for proto-humans

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[–] valkyre09@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Like the last time I picked up my daughter. Couldn’t even tell you when it was, insignificant at the time.

(She’s not gone or anything, she’s just older now lol)

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[–] Sketchpad01@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago

Sounds like you should try picking her up again, just to prove a point

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[–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml [S] 5 points 3 years ago

Yes :) this is what I mean. And we can go further back in time, beyond proto-humans. Our ancestry includes mammals, reptiles... all the way to single cells.

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