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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In Batman Beyond, Batman's nemesis is a CEO. He's a villain called Blight, who killed Batman's father.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, but in that Batman is basically Spider-Man with ex-Batman as a mentor.

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

He's still Batman. He does detective stuff, doesn't have superpowers, Gotham is appropriately grimdark, etc. Terry doesn't have to learn that with great power comes great responsibility like Peter does. The only similarity is that he's a working class wisecracking teenager with a somewhat agility based fighting style. Peter Parker was never a burly hoodlum before he got his powers, and he doesn't see being a superhero as a way to make up for mistakes he made as a normal. He also didn't steal his powers. Terry is a much more mature and slightly darker character than Peter at the start of his journey. He's not an academically minded geek, he's someone who's experienced the real world and understands it. He's got street smarts, he can fight, and he can lie.