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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submitted 11 months ago by Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

In linking the shower thought to the allegory, the aim was not to draw a literal comparison but to underscore the shared theme of perceptual limitation and reality versus illusion.

But you didn't say that! You just said, via text of all things, this shower thought is the allegory of the cave. So it's no wonder some people aren't connecting your dots. You could stand to be less arrogant about it.

[–] KermitLeFrog@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nah, it was pretty obvious. It's not his fault y'all are dumb as fuck. It happens! Just be happy you learned something today

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Going on like you're interested in philosophy and saying things like "y'all are dumb as fuck", especially in this context, are incongruous and you really missed a great opportunity to stay quiet.