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Now that ChatGPT is being trained using Reddit posts
(lemmy.world)
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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.
Yeah Twitter and Reddit were probably a huge source of its original training back when their API was free. I'm pretty sure that's what made them lock it up and ruin everything. Now only companies who already have a ton of money can buy access.
...unless they just use a web scraper instead