If TV ads were targeted at birds, they would surely bite
Showerthoughts
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 β200β and β160β are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When youβre a kid, you donβt realize youβre 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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I have not watched a television intentionally since 2003. You should try it sometime.
My pets have chosen food advertised on TV π€·ββοΈ
They chose ?? Consciously ???
Well they didn't do it unconsciously.
You mean to say the TV trained their consciousness alongwith yours ???
I mean that they saw food on the TV and tried to eat it.
speak for yourself
I'm gradually moving towards a fruitarian diet. A vegetarian presently.
Pretty sure humans have already been eating before the TV was invented.
So... species which haven't invented television (all others) are by this definition "smarter" than that which did (us), because they don't suffer a downside of the technology?
Reminds me of a drunken conversation with a pubby about how he thought birds and fish were "smarter" than us, because they had to navigate in 3D instead of on a plane. At least that guy had half a point...
Don't tell him about pilots!
Birds ARE animals, just like us, and the history of life is that much of the time, feeding is done opportunistically, with "intelligence" not necessarily playing much of a role.
No I decide my food after looking in my fridge and choosing something from there.
If other animals had cash to spend weβd figure out ways of marketing to them too.
So, food has to come from the market ???