this post was submitted on 01 Nov 2025
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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.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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We're new software (conciousness) deployed over the top of old firmware (animalistic urges) and we're all trying to work through the bugs in the code (dealing with the fight between the two).

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[–] Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Software using really old libraries.

[–] burgermeister@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

~~Technical debt~~ Lizard brain

[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I think / hope the brain is just a receiver and our body is a remote controlled avatar with some basic autonomy built in.

So if the connection is bad or something urgent happens that needs fast reactions the avatar does it.

Examples: Reflexes, thinking about something in car and arriving at home without remembering driving. Schizophrenia could be a broken receiver that also receives commands and thoughts from someone else. Alien hand syndrome could be similar.

NDE could be temporary complete connection loss.

I hope for this because it would allow a (technical) explanation for a life after death

I told you already, Friedrich, there is no ubermensch! Have you ever considered what your (non-ideological) wants would be without this "old firmware". You can't disconnect from nor transcend the human condition, you can just learn to better tame some sides of yourself and push others to flourish.