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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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[–] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Some of mine were there even before any media influence whatsoever. It probably helps with discovery, sure. But to me, they seem to be entirely innate.

[–] XiELEd@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Same honestly, it's rather strange how I remember having mine at an early age, and that's when I didn't have any internet access of the sort, no sexual trauma or encounters.

I had freebasics when I was younger, but long after having my tastes. At the time it only allowed you to browse specific sites without images, one of them being Wikipedia and I remember thinking I must have been a reincarnation of either Sade or Masoch. Strange thoughts!