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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: 1

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[–] Anticorp 85 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

I was a lot more spontaneous when I was a broke young man than I am now as a fairly comfortable adult. Usually the number of responsibilities you have goes up as your income does, and those are the killers of spontaneity.

[–] Landless2029 10 points 3 months ago

Maybe it's also the fact that you're older and more mature?

What if you had a stream of income in your youth from family supporting you?

Generational wealth.

I definitely would've been more spontaneous instead of work two jobs while going to college in my early 20s.

[–] macrocarpa 9 points 3 months ago

Reminds me of that 20th century philosopher, C.G.L. Wallace, who quipped "mo money, mo problems"

[–] joshthewaster 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah, this makes sense. Think the thought still holds though. Just needs to be explained with the normal distribution meme.

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

Usually, yes.

I can attest that not/postponing having kids drastically reduces the number of responsibilities. Many of my friends had kids younger and are in drastically different scenarios than I am.

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

More like your income goes up as the number of responsibilities goes up.