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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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[–] AcesFullOfKings@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This Extra Punctuation episode has some great discussion on what healthbars/lives are for: the failure state of video games and how it teaches you through reinforcement much like the function of pain irl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZQYtRx_ZEc&list=PLAbMhAYRuCUjTFTU63WTuXDwT3bP3v2kN&index=5

I recommend watching with SponsorBlock, or manually skipping to 1:39.