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.

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Later generations will have less attachment to how things were when they grew up because everything changes a lot faster. (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 10 months ago by paulzy to c/showerthoughts

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Or at the very least less common attachment because they grew up outside of a monoculture.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I agree with the vast majority of your comment, but this irked me a little:

Just because the effects are subtle doesn't make it any less groundbreaking.

Here's the definition of the word groundbreaking, per the Cambridge Dictionary:

If something is groundbreaking, it is very new and a big change from other things of its type

Much of the changes you describe are big improvements/changes that happened gradually over time (so, not "very new"). I would describe those as iterative improvements, not groundbreaking besides the notable exception of the AI explosion of the past 3-4 years.