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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The word movie is probably only about 100 years old, yet incredibly ingrained into our culture. (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I mean virtually all the hardware our culture runs on is less than 100 years old.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

And a good chunk of our buildings, as well.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Maybe in America. I live in the UK and my house is 150 years old. I grew up in one that's nearly 300 years old.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

So am I!