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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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[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Cory Doctorow has a story set in a society where cloning complete with mind restoration exists and is pretty quick and cheap. People make regular backups of themselves and then engage in dangerous activities like mountain skiing and whatnot. I forget which story it is: might be ‘Rapture of the Nerds’.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Wasn't that Down And Out In The Magic Kingdom?

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Yeah, could be that, judging by the summary on Wikipedia. I was so weirded out by the Disney World aspect of it, that I frankly forgot to follow the plot.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

Don't remember that, alas: Doctorow's shorter stories and even some novels are pretty weird, and I was often too baffled by some aspects and details to remember the particulars. Need to give them a reread one of these days, and in text rather than in audio.