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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.

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Imagine apartments built into what used to be department stores, (Oh, you're JC Penny 203? I'm at Sears 106). Get those old arcades up and running. Set up meal stations at the food court. Once people actually live there, stores will start to move back in.

If I'm unable to finish my life in my own home, that doesn't sound like a terrible option.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the person who came up with malls WANTED them to be just as you described... Not some shopping centre thing

[–] Sir_Simon_Spamalot 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If memory serves me right, the person who invented the mall, was an Austrian immigrant in the US. He wanted to recreate the experience of Austrian walkable city centre streets (which are full of mixed-use buildings, with storefronts at the bottom floor and apartments above). But I think only having shops was deemed more profitable by corporate.

[–] orrk 4 points 5 months ago

the "mall" was invented in France when they started roofing market streets, turning a former street into a long building with shops and houses directly connected

[–] Frostbeard 1 points 5 months ago

Bill Bryson in "made in America" reference this I think