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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Once a bloodline has no more children, its history is lost to the wind—extinct and likely forgotten. (self.showerthoughts)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

On the biological level, true enough.

I find it kinda fascinating that every single ancestor of mine lived long enough to procreate. My life can be directly linked to some unknown single celled organisms billions of years ago and every evolutionary step between those and a human, that's really weird to think about.

[–] givesomefucks 5 points 2 months ago

It's not his best work, but Mike Skinner made a song about it a decade or two ago. Like. Almost verbatim what you typed which is why I remembered it.

For billions of years since the outset of time

Every single one of your ancestors survived

Every single person on your Mum and Dad's side

Successfully looked after and passed onto new life

What are the chances of that like?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc9gIzRhrvY

Not like it's a bad song, it's just Mike fucking Skinner, so he's got a pretty high standard for one of his best songs.