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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Parents used to warn their kids that literature would rot their brains. Then it was the radio, TV, and video games. Now it's TikTok. (lemm.ee)

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Socrates bemoaned those young'ns who had the audacity to read their Homer, instead of memorizing it.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If I sold newspapers, and I heard the radio spreading the news as well, you bet your ass I'm going to slander the shit out of it.

Which is why lots of people believe the storiea abour "War of the Worlds". Because of newspaper lies.