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. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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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] 10 points 3 months ago (8 children)

I mean in the grand scheme of things there are only a handful of types of people, maybe a few hundred and those types repeat over and over. Everyone has their own unique experiences, personal drama and relationships, but their behavior and core traits are shared with probably millions of people throughout history. Thinking you are unique is not a rational belief and if it becomes integral to one's personality (like it has to millions of people before them) I think they should be mocked, just for the sake of getting their heads straight.

It's not that you aren't allowed to be the most important character of your story, it's just that you shouldn't think that's because you are something that never was before and never will be after.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What if someone IS unique, though? I would consider Socrates unique. He was so determined, stubborn, and self-assured of his belief that he was a clueless fool that he was willing to die for it. What if someone is a once-a-generation brilliant mind or psychological anomaly? What if someone has a schizospectrum disorder and experiences a reality nobody else lives in?

[–] [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.

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