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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.

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Advertising, marketing, propaganda. It programs people's brains. It is extremely powerful.

There are dozens of these mass brain-programming campaigns going on right now. It's been happening for many years ... maybe centuries.

The effects can linger for many years. Even passing to the next generation.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

People who love to drive longs distances. People who love mayonnaise. People who react strongly at the mention of drugs.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Wait, what's wrong with mayonnaise?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Nothing. But there's this segment of the boomer generation that's notoriously obsessed with it. They put it on everything.

No doubt they all got exposed to the same tv commercial and it took.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

I don't love to defend advertising/marketing, but your statement implies that once something has been advertised, organic interest/enjoyment becomes impossible.

Sure, there might've been a big ad push that rocketed mayo to the top of people's condiment lists. But there are dozens of other things that could also create interest (new foods that pair well with it, new recipes that are shared culturally, loss of a competing product, diet changes)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Or they grew up Bri'ish and were force fed it with fish and potatoes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Mayo is a god damn perfect condiment, it goes with just about everything!

I will fight you over this!

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

Nah it's a fucking horrible lube.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For sandwich mate... For the sandwich I swear

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah then where's the bread huh?

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

Bizarre, I've never encountered this, but maybe I'm just avoiding that segment of people, or the mayo lobby wasn't as on point in Oz

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

I know this guy who puts it on jello

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I knew a guy who put it on sandwiches with peanut butter

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

This one read like a joke with a punch line

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

He died because his job got outsourced to the Philippines and he couldn't afford medical care when he got sick.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Very USian experience

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Don't get me fucking started

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was scrolling down to actually read some examples and those are it? Seriously?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

A little help would be nice.