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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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[–] Artisian@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I think in a non market economy I would still work on language models. It's cool that a machine can hold a conversation.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 3 points 1 day ago

It's not the purpose of LLMs to lower human skills' value, it's just the inevitable outcome.

Transcriptionist? Industry died with good voice recognition 10-20 years ago.

Ditch digging shovel crew? Dramatically de-valued with the advent of the steam-shovel...

and on and on... The theory goes that it gives people more free time, but the way wealth is distributed it is dividing people into those with jobs serving the wealthy and those who live on handouts.

I think: non-stigmatized "handouts" for everybody are the way of a brighter future. UBI FTW.

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