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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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Quick summary of the game:

SpoilerNo, I’m not a Human follows a nameless protagonist amid a bizarre outbreak. Creatures roam the night, pretending to be humans. Emerging from the very soil that brings flora into the world, these creatures are called “++visitors++.” Extra-terrestrial or not, their origin from the Earth’s core implies they may be the first residents of our planet. From their point of view, perhaps we are the visitors. Your job is simple: keep those visitors out and only let humans in.

But with their appearance and mannerisms much like ours, it’s hard to determine who’s real. Letting them in could get your human guests killed, but turning away the wrong person might just offer the same results—nowhere is safe. Surviving until morning offers few rewards as the sun rises in temperature day by day, keeping all residents trapped inside. Are the visitors even real? Or is this a simple case of hysteria from sunburn (like the English in a heatwave)?

Five nights to let the right one in, five days to learn more about your surroundings. Who will you let in?


Basically, alot of our surroundings is causing more of us to distrust each other, hide and only come outside during certain times of the day, AI altering images of perception and reality and the struggle to understand truth vs fiction.

Constantly on edge to protect yourself and unfortunately, only a few (whoever they are) that your trust. Either your gonna go off grid or you are forced to relay on the rations that are given from the government (as shown in the game) .

This is just a stretch of course, but alot of what is going on reminds me alot of this game ^^^^^

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[–] sunsofold@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The game was likely written as commentary on, or at least influenced by, the experiences of its creators. But the loss of trust and cohesion is nothing new. People have been talking about it for decades, with varying ideas of the cause and the cure.

[–] Ripley_Tripley@lemmus.org 1 points 1 day ago

I wonder about that too. Sometimes some ideas don't just come from thin air, they're created for a reason.

[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

oh i thought it was about the scorching earth becoming too dangerous to live on, and having to hide inside during the day

currently waiting for the fourth heatwave irl

[–] Ripley_Tripley@lemmus.org 1 points 1 day ago

Aren't we all? Its insane.

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I am a meat Popsicle

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

Theory: I am ball arena

[–] serpineslair@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Agreed. It's getting harder to decipher who to trust, what is real or fake, and surveillance is at an all time high.

[–] orenj@leminal.space 5 points 1 day ago

Maybe NINAH was a commentary about the way things are headed, rather than the other way around

[–] iceberg314@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Slightly off topic, but does anyone here know if you can play this game on Linux? I looked into it a while back and it seems like a "no", but I didn't look very hard and would love o try again!

[–] serpineslair@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I played it using proton-ge and heroic launcher .

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

It appears it's highly dependent on your setup https://www.protondb.com/app/3180070

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Based on your description, it kinda sounds like that's becoming true for spending time on the internet, encouraging people to go outside more.

[–] Ripley_Tripley@lemmus.org 1 points 1 day ago

As we should. Get off the screens and see whats in front of you.