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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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You hit on a lot of good points. I think you are missing the relationship recession in intimate relationships, which is happening around the world in non-poverty areas. Even if people are fucking, they don't really want a relationship with the person they are fucking, let alone a kid.
I live in a community with a lot of pet owners, so I found your comment pretty funny. Yes, people definitely prefer their pet over people which kind of precludes the close intimate relationships that lead to child rearing.
I would not attribute the lack of children to hedonism and materialism, but I am sure some people could be influenced by this. I think most of it is just a lack of connection with others. I am definitely guilty of not having many friends anymore. I am very friendly and helpful to people, but maintaining long term friendships outside my family is tenuous at best.
I definitely missed that aspect, thanks for your insightful reply. And I definitely feel you on the "trouble maintaining relationships outside of family" aspect of things, being a somewhat hermit-like geek and all. 😔🫶