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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Snowflake is such a weird insult as it seems to imply it's best to just be like everyone else (lemm.ee)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'd argue that's not a unique person, but a unique skill of an ordinary person. Interacting with Socrates as a person probably wouldn't have been extraordinary but experiencing his unique ideas for the time would have.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

I'd argue that unique skills, experiences, and relationships are what make people unique.