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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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Like when the creator does their spiel for whatever sponsor.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Sometimes the creators do funny ways to introduce their sponsors, I really like that. For example donut, even if it's a fun skit they even place a progress bar on the bottom. It's the main reason I set sponsorblock to "notify, but don't skip the segment"

Other times instead it's the whole video to be secretly sponsored, like many unboxing channels. In that case sponsorblock should warn "error: no content found"

[–] Crackhappy 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love Jay Foreman's sponsored segments. Absolutely hilarious stuff at times.

[–] Sparhawk97 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Second this some of the only sponsored segments I don't mind watching.

[–] Crackhappy 4 points 1 year ago

Map Men, Map Men,

[–] Lazhward 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

SponsorBlock already flags fully sponsored videos in the thumbnail.

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

oops, didn't notice that (using alternative clients)

[–] DuckOverload 1 points 1 year ago

Harry Mack does freestyle raps about his sponsors. I think his bars about Keeps hair medication service and Nord VPN are just as entertaining as the rest of his stuff.

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

Internet historian sponsor segments are hillarious.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you feel about creators plugging their own product…for example, when Mark Rober (YouTube celebrity, engineer) plugs Crunchlabs (his subscription/box service for STEM kits for kids)?

Or when people plug their Patreons?

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

well, in that case i completely hated the video. mark rober usually makes excellent videos, but the latest videos were just excuses to plug his crunchlabs subscription or that masterclass thing.

[–] wildcardology 1 points 1 year ago

I love creators that make a skit for their sponsors. Sadly only few of them do this.