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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 why we never meet time travelers is because our civilization ends before the technology can come to fruition. (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 5 months ago by TheGiantKorean to c/showerthoughts

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Sort of similar to the Great Filter theory, but applied to time travel technology.

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[–] slazer2au 14 points 5 months ago (6 children)

I believe the only viable timeline is the one where time travel is never invented because if you create the machine to go back to prevent something happening then there is no need to create the time machine.

Which yes is an actual paradox

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Unless the time machines end up being restricted in travel only to the times after they're built. Which would resolve the paradox

[–] dragontamer 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Ex: The movie Primer. A good time-travel idea in a bad movie.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

A great movie.

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