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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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Later generations will have less attachment to how things were when they grew up because everything changes a lot faster. (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by paulzy@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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Or at the very least less common attachment because they grew up outside of a monoculture.

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[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I agree with the vast majority of your comment, but this irked me a little:

Just because the effects are subtle doesn't make it any less groundbreaking.

Here's the definition of the word groundbreaking, per the Cambridge Dictionary:

If something is groundbreaking, it is very new and a big change from other things of its type

Much of the changes you describe are big improvements/changes that happened gradually over time (so, not "very new"). I would describe those as iterative improvements, not groundbreaking besides the notable exception of the AI explosion of the past 3-4 years.