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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Because of smartphones, pocket TVs were never a thing. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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As a kid I imagined the future as being able to hold a TV in your pocket, and flying skateboards. For the latter I guess electric scooters will have to do

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[–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I mean they literally are, you can watch literally any tv show or movie on them so I don't see a difference.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Sure but they aren't TVs. A TV can normally only do TV shit.

[–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Tele-vision

Far-away sight

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

For when you need to see something that isn’t touching your eyeballs