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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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A lot of 'word of mouth' fads are initiated by clever marketing pretending to be word of mouth.
I really should have used a better example like a tiktok dance/challenge or a meme format instead of a physical product.
TikTok is just an endless stream of ads
Or new slang
Tiktok dances are generally marketing to get new songs popular. They pay the biggest channels and it snowballs from there.
I don't think the "Harlem Shake" had commercial interests. Who was making money off of that?
https://business.time.com/2013/02/21/how-your-harlem-shake-videos-makes-money-for-the-original-artist/
Bauuer?