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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What if the great filter of humanity is to overcome it's own nature that made it the dominant species of the planet and what if that is the universal great filter that makes the cosmos silent (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by whaleross@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I think they meant for five minutes because if you won, you won right?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. Everyone thought nuclear war might be one of the great filters but we survived the Cold War. Nuclear weapons are no longer a concern, right? Right?

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago

I mean I don't see people practice nuclear drills anymore so yeah

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago

Sounds like little but it's a lot and it compounds