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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 most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They didn't say vegetative. They said "pretty much a vegetable" fun is a more colloquial term.

From https://paulriddfoundation.org/lessons/iq-table/#%3A%7E%3Atext=Severe+&+Profound+LD+*+Approximate+IQ%2Careas+such+as+mobility%2C+care+and+communication=.

People with a severe learning disability or profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD) will need more care and support with areas such as mobility, care and communication.

And from Wikipedia:

People with Severe ID (IQ 20–34), accounting for 3.5% of persons with ID, or Profound ID (IQ 19 or below), accounting for 1.5% of people with ID, need more intensive support and supervision for their entire lives. They may learn some [activities of daily living], but an intellectual disability is considered severe or profound when individuals are unable to independently care for themselves without ongoing significant assistance from a caregiver throughout adulthood.

I think that could qualify as "pretty much a vegetable", if a bit crass.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

It kinda depends on what kinds of daily activity they can learn and what the nature of the support is.

Like, reading the description, I'm thinking of elderly dementia patients, and I wouldn't call them "pretty much vegetables", even if they need very intensive assistance.

But I suppose "pretty much" can cover a very wide range for different people.