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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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Just picturing an alien archaeologist "so, as they stopped being crippled by polio or losing their lives building railroads, they complained about having to wash the dishes?"

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Most people who have had a thing don’t like losing it and it's slipping.

Not to mention, that "quality" is really subjective based on location.

[–] Lauchs 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh absolutely. It's just compared to thr vast majority of humans who have ever lived, our complaints are sort of like when billionaires nowadays complain about being taxed.

Our lives are almost unimaginably better, somehow doubly so if you are a woman or minority, than most of the entirety of human history. So I find it ironic that there'll be such a more a significant record about the most relatively pampered people in human history complaining.

[–] Num10ck 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

thats ignoring the shorter term trend lines backwards for such folks.

[–] Lauchs 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yup! Because even on short term trend lines, most of us in the first world are doing fine relative to the world, which I find incredibly short sighted. Would you trade places with the children who make your clothes?