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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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[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 33 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Maybe it does and the queue is so long we just forget about our old life by the time our number comes up

[–] De_Narm@lemmy.world 19 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

The existence of a queue sparks the follow-up question: What happens if something is born while the queue is empty?

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 34 points 15 hours ago

Donald J. Trump.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago
[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Pillars of Eternity happens.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 points 15 hours ago

Mushrooms.
They came before the queue got started and will be here long after it finishes.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 11 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I read a short story once that there's only one person constantly reincarnated simultaneously, and everyone you (I) meet is actually me (you) and only realizes it after death before being born into the next person's body,

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

That’s interesting. I’ve had that same thought before, it might be cool to see someone else’s take on it. Do you remember the name of the story or author?

[–] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 15 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The Egg, by Andy Weir.

It's also on YouTube in various forms. Kurzgesagt, for example, has a version in their animation style.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 3 points 12 hours ago

Oh my god. That was Andy Weir?!

[–] Tai@mander.xyz 3 points 13 hours ago

I don't actually believe this, but it's the perspective I try to have in life. Always treat others how you want to be treated because maybe one day it will be you.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 3 points 14 hours ago

In my story, Maizy's Tails, I made it so that souls had to be aged for 1000 years before they could be reincarnated. Otherwise the lingering attachment (which makes souls weightless) won't allow them to enter into a new body.

The 1000 years is just a nice, round figure the gods use as a safe baseline. Some souls might only need 200 years while others might need 950 or so. Best to just place them all into balloons and let them age in batches 👍