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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 most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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I tried to explain the concept of cute aggression to someone who's never experienced it before. It did not go well. They thought I wanted to hurt puppies.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's when you see a cute thing, like a puppy. And it makes you want to shake the puppy and hug him so tight that his body turns into liquefied puppy batter that splatters all over your face.

.....I'm bad at explaining things.

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[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Count me in on cute aggression - my 4 cats are regular victims of cuddle attacks, and one of them is so extra cute and loves me so much giving me soft love bites on my arm (maybe she has the same thing?) - when she does this i really get aggressive when petting her - and she loves it, giving me lots of kisses while i stroke her belly from top to bottom, if she doesnt zone out and start drooling

excuse me, i've got to grab my kittie now - aggressively lol

[–] sxan@midwest.social 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeeeeah... um... except OP includes the consequences. Most people want to squeeze but stop at the wanting to splatter their pets to goo. That's where it goes from "normal" to "psycho."

Really. Do you really empathize with squeezing your pet so hard you kill it? I think most people's cute aggression desire stops before the killing.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I want a quantum superstate to exist wherein I both squeeze my cat as hard as I want and she enjoys the experience, suffering no harm.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago

Yes!

Current understanding of cat psychology is that being constrained is calming to them, so there's a good chance that your cat enjoys being given a firm but gentle (i.e., not to goo) squeeze.

A hypothetical pet that's basically a stress ball that loves being squished would be ideal, but a cat is pretty close!

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it's a bit like intrusive thoughts, a mental picture of violence. it's a bit embarrassing to acknowledge to have such violent imagery, but i don't act on it.

Intrusive thoughts is something many people have, and if you aren't damaged as fuck, you won't act on them. Something else to compare it with would be the call of the void - that feels similar.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago

I definitely understand the call of the void. The mental image of killing my cats quells any desire to squish them - for me - but I get it.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

My hand and arm are covered in bites and scratches, can really feel the love