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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In Star Trek, Commander Data is socially awkward because he lacks training data. This might be because he was built and developed in isolation from the rest of society. (lemmy.zip)

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago

He also learned more social skills with experience during the show, but retained some level of awkwardness from his early experiences. This is in line with how people work.