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[-] Dionysus@leminal.space 1 points 3 days ago

OP, congrats on such a controversial shower thought!

I agree with the linguistic usage, every thought is intrusive, as without them being so there would be no active consciousness, it would all be reactionary stimuli. ^ok that's an entire other debate...^

The way we use the term in general colloquialism implies a much much more serious level of intrusiveness.

For example, the fucker in the left lane going slower than the middle lane, the thought that... I could just cut him off at that bridge, he'd fly off, crush himself... He's a selfish cunt, net benefit to the world would be this asshole going up inflames

That's an intrusive thought.

this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2026
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