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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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[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 39 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I saw something once along the lines of "if there was a novel where they harnessed a magical force that was thought to come from the sky, and it was used for everything, like powering devices that keep food fresh, and long distance communication, and said the majority of people had no idea of how it worked we'd call it lazy writing, but that's just a description of electricity" paraphrased a bit, but ye :3

[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Plus we can imbue crystals with thought and knowledge by inscribing them with complex runes and commanding them in a special language.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Main difference is that, in fiction, the "imbuing" doesn't require a billion-dollar fab.

I mean, there are a few intrepid techno-wizards trying to do it themselves, but it's a far cry from what Big Magic can manage.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, but that bullion dollar industry only grew over time. The first crystals were made in small labs pushing the edge of magic. If you let a magical world develop industrialization long enough, surely they will try to optimize their magic as far as possible as well

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

That's how you tear down the fabric of space and demons ruins the world though.

looks at climate change

Oh...

We used lightning to trick rocks into thinking.

[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Teaching sand to think was a mistake.

[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

And yet you used sand to transmute this missive into the aether. Curious!

[–] Deebster 5 points 2 days ago

I saw one comment and was sure it'd be the Arthur C. Clarke quote. I like your one, I hadn't seen it before.

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

Give the book Ra by Qntm a read
The synopsis is strikingly similar... It's not lazy writing, I really enjoyed that book.