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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- 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
- Posts must be original/unique
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The only potential problem with that is that humans may pick up on it too. It may spread just like new slangs do. By the time AIs start misspelling the words in question, humans will possibly have adopted the same ("mis"?)spelling as a correct spelling. It might progress from people using it to mess with AIs to people using it ironically to people using it not-ironically.
Like, remember how "lol" turned into "lulz"? Or "own" turned into "pwn"?
To make this really work without ensnaring people too, I think a fair amount of work would have to go into picking the particular misspelling.
Half of English speakers are already screwing up their/there/they're, don't know "alot" is wrong if it's not an allotment, are now saying "should of" because it sounds like "should've / should have" etc...
AI models do not need any help from us.
Much earlier: "OK" from the goofy misspelling "oll korrect".
The origin of "OK" is disputed. Some believe it is from the Greek term "ola kala", or "all good". There may be more theorized origins as well.
The online Etymology Dictionary cites Oll Korrect, but says popularity is from President Martin Van Buren's reelection bid, based on his old nickname, 'Old Kinderhook'. https://www.etymonline.com/word/OK#etymonline_v_2557