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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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I've seen others recently, but the two I saw today are a Capital One commercial and a Progressive commercial.

In the first, the Capital One guy is talking to a couple of people. He is asked what he does for fun, and he does not know what to say. Then, they cut to him getting ready to sleep at the bank.

Another is the Progressive commercial where Flo talks with another woman about vacations. The other woman doesn't seem to know what a vacation is. Flo begins describing what one is. In the end, she says she doesn't really know, gives up, and says she's never been on one either.

I was thinking about them while driving and came to the title thought.

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[–] Allero@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

They also try to promote a positive image of "work-life blend" in order to try and spark people's enthusiasm for working pretty much 24/7.

As in, "work-life balance is a bad concept because it makes work look evil. Let's put work into all aspects of life, make you live and breathe work, then you won't think about it"

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 26 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I think that the repeated use in marketing and advertising of people telling you to make others experience envy for something they are selling is really depressing. Envy is one of the worst human emotions. And to do things to create it is not for the good.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Who TF watches commercials?
Haven't seen one in decades

[–] coronach@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 3 days ago

We all have those agonizing moments where an adblocker fails us or we suffer through a friend's device!

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Exactly, there was a social contract where we would exchange watching ads for consuming the following product without additional charges. Those days are mostly gone and you have to pay to get in the door, watch and ad and the product has enshitifies to the point of usually not being worth it. Ad block and cable cutting has been a method to claw that back to a fairer exchangr, or atleast give the consumer some negotiation power in that dynamic. However its just created a game of cat and mosue between those who wish to consume your attention and people who dont want sponsored shit beamed into their brain space.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Commercials exist solely to convince you to spend money. Turning to commercials for life advice is gonna give you a bad life

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This isn't really what "normalizing" means... no one is "turning to commercials for life advice". OP is talking about commercials projecting an unhealthy impression of what normal looks like.

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