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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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It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology's problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

We can do both. I see what you mean in so far as "washing" like pretending that we fixed something when we really didnt, but I dont see it as a big deal, I mean, like I said elsewhere, I'll try to switch.

Its sometimes little things in your vocab that cause you to stop and realize how ingrained certain aspects of our culture is.

But yeah, its not a solution. Theres a lot of things like it that you just do because its easy and you can.