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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. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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Take That, Conspiracy Nuts! (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The Earth is round to keep you from walking out of the simulator. If it was flat, there'd be a door or something.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I think flat earth ideas are fascinating. Guess I'm a bit nuts but I enjoy reading how they explain things. :)

I don't think they are more dumb than anyone else. If you ask someone random to explain how gravity keeps the water on the surface, they can't of course. Everyone goes to a web page and looks it up.

So I enjoy reading it. It's just fun and interesting.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's like catching a little kid in a lie and they just keep on making up more and more hilarious crap to cover the initial lie. Each lie builds on itself requiring a bigger, more ridiculous lie to cover it up and before you know it, you went from who ate the missing yogurt to now the sky is a glass dome, the sun is a giant flashlight that the government turns on and off and the moon only glows because of magical glow worms that live on its surface

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Haha yeah I can see how it's similar, specially if you have never read about it yourself and someone says "we actually live under a dome", which means everything must be explained another way, since there is no space, no satellites, nothing. :)