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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When I was a kid in the 80s, "computers will teach your kids in school" was one of those future utopia predictions. Now the thought of a computer teaching kids is horrifying to me. (lemmy.world)

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It was right there with flying cars and domed cities on the moon. That was part of the whole Disneyworld/OMNI Magazine promise about life in the year 2000.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I'm just imagining a bunch of young children that talk and think like ChatGPT. They will not understand that humans should be drawn with 2 arms

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They will not understand that humans should be drawn with 2 arms

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Yeah but Michelangelo gets a pass as he was a crazy genius!

Edit: Leonardo ofc

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Fyi the vitruvian man was drawn by Leonardo, not Michelangelo. Different ninja turtle.

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