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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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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • 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
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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You only remember the ones where the plot goes totally off the rails, dialogue makes no sense, and acting is just bizarre. Whoever is writing this trash is chronically incapable of producing anything even remotely good. It’s either forgettably mediocre or experimental chaos and pure madness.

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[–] underline960@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Does that mean that people who lose their ability to reliably form new memories (like anterograde amnesia or Alzheimer's) experience reality like a dream?

[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 2 points 2 hours ago

Probably not. When awake, your brain is processing real input from your sensory systems (sight, sound, smell, etc). When dreaming, your brain fabricates those inputs, essentially replaying the neural circuitry from the dark and quiet comfort of your bed. Even without forming long-term memories, reality will still obey the laws of physics and causality but dreams don't have to.