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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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The reason the internet can hook us more than a book is that the internet responds to us. If we get tired, we can dumb down our surfing, but dumbing down what you're reading is harder. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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Dumbing down doesn't mean "philosophy versus Call of Duty". It just means what's intuitive versus what takes conscious effort. Heck, Call of Duty could demand conscious effort.

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[–] RGB3x3 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You can, but not in the moment. You have to pick up a different book to do that and most people don't read more than one book concurrently. So you just put the book down and do something else.

Whereas on the internet, you can very quickly flip to comment threads if you get tired of reading articles.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You can do that when you're reading with a tablet, eReader or Phone

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes I agree, that's what too often happen to me. Plus I can read a phone without using any hands. But op talked about dumbing down the reading and if they meant the medium, well there's lots of things you can read on the internet as well.