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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We love old memes because they remind us of a time when we felt like participants instead of consumers (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by kibiz0r@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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[–] GFGJewbacca@ag.batlord.org 8 points 1 year ago

I think for a number of us it's nostalgia, like what @Tosti@feddit.nl was saying. I too was there when the old memes were formed. And I think you're on to something too, OP.