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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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YouTube, Wikipedia, and Archive.org are the modern day library of Alexandria (sh.itjust.works)

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Had this thought the other day and tbh it's horrifying to think about the implications of one, or God forbid all, of them going down.
Stackoverflow too but that only applies to nerds haha

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And that one is not really comparable to the library of Alexandria.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago

i was thinking about how much human effort has gone into making instructional videos on how to do things and how all that content exists almost solely in the hands of Alphabet Corp

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But it would probably be the most interesting to future archeologists. At least all the noncommercial videos people make about their lives. The "you" part of YouTube.