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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Every other species in the world gets to go out in their birthday suit... (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Lyrosel@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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... but when humans do it, it's automatically NSFW.

I'm not encouraging people to go outside like that, to be clear. I'm just curious. Back before clothes were invented, humans must've walked around naked before covering up for some period of time, right?

Somewhere in between that and now, covering up became the norm, and now our brains are wired to complain about how naked we feel if we try to not wear clothes. When did the shift happen?

(Edit: fixed typo)

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[–] pavnilschanda@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For one, unlike most mammals, humans don't have fur that can keep them warm

[–] Moohamin12@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

You try coming to the equator and telling us you need to keep warm.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 year ago

Last I checked even mammals that live along the equator still have hair or fur.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Clothing, fur, and hair protects you from the sun better than sun screen. So yes