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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. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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They say in an infinite multiverse versions of you exist. Yet there's an infinity of fractional numbers between 1 and 2 with no whole number 3 between, so infinity can exist without every possibility. (lemmy.world)
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[–] alehc@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It could, like we call the number two 10 in binary, or 1+1 or II or whatever. Numbers can have any symbol associated to it, but the abstract object they refer to is the same.

[–] schmidtster@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The thoughts not about objects though it’s about the arbitrary distinction we’ve made, so I really don’t see why that matters here?