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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Either way we're making massive assumptions about what psychics can actually do with their powers but I'm not sure I agree.
Sometimes just having an expert tell you "I'm not actually what you need" is exactly what's needed. I think what you call false positives could fall into that a lot.
These are the kinds of details and hypotheticals though that can't be really figured out without more data and psychics being real and in a world where they were real you'd probably get a mix of approaches. Some doing ads to try and help large numbers with small problems, some specializing in certain types of psychic work that they can cold call on easier, others just doing it as a hobby, etc.