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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"Touching grass" is the modern equivalent of Plato's allegory of the cave (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago by pH3ra@lemmy.ml to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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When we get too involved in online matters, disconnecting from the internet and getting a hold of the real world is an analogy to the Greek Philosoper's work

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[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I better stop smoking weed then

[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

that's touching grass

[–] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

More like burning grass...

[–] ravhall@discuss.online 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But it’s a controlled burn 🤓

[–] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I lost all of my weed in a series of small fires.

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

It was arson.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Or do more?