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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Supportive upbringing is a helluva drug

[–] KiloGex@lemmy.world 1 points 28 minutes ago

Millions of dollars also doesn't hurt.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 25 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

I used to think the same about Robin Williams until he killed himself. 😥

Depression is fucked and some people are really good at hiding behind humor.

[–] expr@programming.dev 14 points 4 hours ago

Robin Williams killed himself due to early onset dementia from brain disease: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Williams#Death.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Jack Black killed the metal

[–] Masta_Chief@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

YOU CANNOT KILL THE METAL

But really, Jack and Kyle said the D will return last I heard

[–] yournamehere@lemm.ee 19 points 9 hours ago (9 children)

from what i remember he stopped his band because his friend made a trump joke. safe to say he has no feelings at all.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds like he's got strong feelings about demographics.

[–] nomous@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

About his bank account.

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[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 57 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

You don't know he's not depressed. Remember Robin.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 19 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

I thought the depression rumor was debunked? Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Robin get a dementia diagnosis, and thus chose to go out on his own terms, rather than slowly rot away?

[–] finestnothing@lemmy.world 33 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Half right - he did battle depression his entire life, and he was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's not too long before committing suicide. There's really no way to prove which one influenced his decision more, but it was likely because of both.

[–] Marx2k@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 hours ago

Oof

Depression. People with Lewy body dementia might develop depression.

So he already had depression, and then got a disease that causes depression.

[–] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 13 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

If not dementia, it was a similarly debilitating condition. Wanted to dip on his own terms before he became a husk of himself.

RIP Rob, you were the GOAT.

[–] brognak@lemm.ee 24 points 10 hours ago

It was Lewy Body Dementia. He had periods of lucidity and in one of those decided that he no longer wanted to live as a prisoner in his own body, and a burden to his family because for all intents and purposes his life as a functioning human was over.

Honestly his entire circumstance is a shining example of why we need a death with dignity law.

[–] cowboydiplomat@startrek.website 11 points 10 hours ago

It was Lewy Body Dementia, I remember because my grandma had it. It’s non-hereditary thankfully, but just as debilitating as Alzheimer’s.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 23 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Reese Witherspoon, she's the prom queen
Bill Gates, captain of the chess team
Jack Black, the clown
and Brad Pitt, the quarterback
Seen it all before
(I want my money back)

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (3 children)
[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 hours ago

I wanna juice 'em
All night long

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[–] OlPatchy2Eyes@slrpnk.net 12 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

I don't even care that much about the band stuff. I liked his movies when he was little, and when he started a gaming channel I realized I now find him very annoying. He comes across as full of himself and desperate for attention.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I mean... He's an entertainer. I think most entertainers are attention seekers. That's why they got into it in the first place; for the attention.

Then again, he could have just grown up that way because he was a child actor.

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