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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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Snowflake is such a weird insult as it seems to imply it's best to just be like everyone else (lemm.ee)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What if someone IS unique, though? I would consider Socrates unique. He was so determined, stubborn, and self-assured of his belief that he was a clueless fool that he was willing to die for it. What if someone is a once-a-generation brilliant mind or psychological anomaly? What if someone has a schizospectrum disorder and experiences a reality nobody else lives in?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'd argue that's not a unique person, but a unique skill of an ordinary person. Interacting with Socrates as a person probably wouldn't have been extraordinary but experiencing his unique ideas for the time would have.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

I'd argue that unique skills, experiences, and relationships are what make people unique.