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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 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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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

In the future, all Fridges will do it. You'll have 10 brands to choose from but they'll all collect your personal data and send it out via built in cell service.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

the data they collect from scanning the upcs in your fridge alone would be worth millions-- how fast you consume one thing vs another, how far away you live from the store (derived from data ~~shared~~ taken from your grocery "rewards/membership" card), what kinds of meals you're making with the ingredients, and the size of those meals--- all information they will exploit to make even more money from you

in case you were joking: you weren't really

[–] riot@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

And in this future scenario, even if it isn't all fridges that phone home, or you somehow manage to disable it on a fridge that does, I'm sure that'll make your premium go up too. It'll be advertised as a cost-saving measure - "Give us access to this data, and you premium will be less! (Until we see you buying something outside of your plan, in which case, you'll have to pay more)"