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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Disagree. It's only very recently in human history that we know about stuff that isn't happening in our immediate surroundings. If we heard about it, there was at least a possibility we could affect it. Our brains have only started learning how to handle news from the other side of the world and to correctly assess whether it's a threat and relevant to us.
Of course, this is not exactly healthy and makes us feel helpless which is why anxiety seems to be more common.
Yeah that's a very fair analysis.
Most people don't realise how many things they think won't affect them will ultimately affect them.
Also, being a selfish prick is nothing to be proud of.
Also, being a selfish prick is nothing to be proud of.
Tell me you didn't read past the title without telling me 😭😭😭
I don't see how they (parent commenter) are contradicting anything. Do you wish to explain/elaborate?
I think people who care deeply about UNimportant events that don't relate to them are weird.
I think so too, mostly because I think no matter who you are that these events WILL effect you to some degree.
UNimportant events
So like celebrity shit?
Celebrity shit. What someone chooses to drive. What color their hair is. Where they work. How much money they have. Anything really.
People are generally incredibly myopic, yes.
This is why education is so important: to understand that we need to be more aware of what is outside our limited bubble of flawed perception.
People care about events that make a compelling story. Whether or not they have an impact is secondary.
I care about the weather. It is important and totally out of my control.
Deeply?
Depends on the precipitation amount.
How stoic of you or whatever. Honestly, I wish I lacked the empathy necessary to see what's going on and still care. You should count yourself lucky as one of the "normal" ones.
Tell me you didn't read past the title without telling me 😭😭😭
I did read it, but please continue to vaguely post and pretend you were being clear. Maybe you meant you are "abnormal" too, but that's not clear since your post can be read as "this is abnormal, I say this as someone who engages with the news".
Something something "the ambiguity of language, curses" 😭
It's all good my friend
Ok, and?
It's a shower thought, ain't that deep.