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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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It's weird that we enjoy stimulating our fear response (lemmy.ca)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What would aliens think if they leaned we evolved fear as a survival mechanism, but we intentionally seek out situations that trigger our fear response, for fun?

Horror movies, extreme sports, thrill-seeking, it's all weird.

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Changed the title and added an extra line to make it clear I'm talking about the fear response, and not specifically about extreme sports

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They would think that we create sport out of pushing our physical limits so as to advance our physical limits at an optimal pace.

"The human performed two whole rotations! And while doing so, they removed their vehicle, spun it around their body, and placed it back beneath their feet before landing! However, clearly the humans valued the human who performed two and a half rotations a lot more. They call home 'Tony Hawk'".

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Extreme sports was more supposed to be an example. Horror movies are the same.

People go out of their way to feel scared, what would aliens think of that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

That we distill what makes us uncomfortable and make a mockery of it. As a communal past time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That's still a pretty messed up pass time if you're not anthropomorphizing. It's a crazy way to have evolved.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

There's a reason we're at the top of the food chain.

I saw someone do a creative writing exercise where they wrote as a wise wild animal explaining why you don't fuck with humans. We're terrifying.

If a shark tries to taste just one of us, millions of us will attack their whole species.

We domesticated fucking wolves. Wolves realized it was better to bow down and beg for treats than to consider competing.