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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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When I was a kid in the 80s, "computers will teach your kids in school" was one of those future utopia predictions. Now the thought of a computer teaching kids is horrifying to me. (lemmy.world)

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It was right there with flying cars and domed cities on the moon. That was part of the whole Disneyworld/OMNI Magazine promise about life in the year 2000.

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

Confirmation bias is one of those special features of the human mind, that don’t always help. It’s like a mental shortcut that can be useful, but the modern world isn’t the kind of place where the mind of hunter gatherer is at its best.

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

Yeah, but that's the point of education, teaching you that your intuition isn't always right, and that's OK.

Whats devastating is when you combine religion, which says 'either I'm the chosen of God and therefore if he loves me I'm perfect and can never do wrong' with modern complexity.

I know so many people who think being wrong about anything is the end of the world, so they double and quadruple down and can never learn, they get violently defensive if you suggest they're wrong about the smallest thing.

College is about repeated exposure to being wrong, and growing from it.