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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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[–] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

lol no. Not in the absolute sense. Language IS NOT IN ANY WAY, "unique to humans". Period. Ever.

In fact, there have been a few recent studies that show whale language is as complicated as Chinese.

[–] Heide@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

What about the one where the Japanese guy isolated the bird language words for "danger, snake!", then played it on speakers to wild birds, which caused them to panic and start looking around for the snake.

One of the most convincing experiments showing that animals have language that I've seen. The video is on YouTube

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

A random arrangement of grains of sand is more complicated than Chinese.

[–] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

A random arrangement of my shit is more complicated than your brain.

Your opinion means less than nothing.