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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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They wouldn't be as annoying as they are if the people playing the games in the ads made good decisions. Seeing people fail through obvious bad choices is way more irksome than someone smashing it.

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[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah, but I think that's the wrong way to approach it. I don't think I've ever downloaded a game where the ad had someone playing like a moron. Maybe that's just me.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

They intended to make people think about the gameplay. Which you did. A lot of people will take that as a challenge.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

They’re usually targeting “whales”. I can’t say if whales are more inclined to be triggered by poor gameplay than the rest of us but that may be the case.