• Dionysus@leminal.space
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    1 day 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.