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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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[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Like shadows burned on the sides of buildings in Hiroshima

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think they are talking about this but I don't exactly see how this is related to the topic

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There's a short story by Ray Bradbury about an automated house that survives a nuclear blast. The shadows of the children throwing a ball are on the house outside, and inside the robots continue to service a family that's no longer there. That's what it reminds me of.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Will_Come_Soft_Rains_(short_story)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh wow, I see what you mean. Love Bradbury. I got the Illustrated Man with that short in it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No. I am willing to ignore a lot of idiotic crap on the internet. But no, you cannot compare literal lives lost to a stupid Reddit bot.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

It's a joke, mate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Wow, what a coincidence. I was just there for in the museum for the first (and probably only) time in life and the next moment I open Lemmy, I read this.