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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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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

There are so many influencers who got their start in pampers.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Guess I'm happy to not know any, then.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's been 20 years since Facebook became popular, and 25 years since vlogging became a thing. I dunno what to tell you

[–] db2@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Next you'll try to convince us youtube is old enough to drink.

[–] Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 1 points 1 week ago

Has been for three years.

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Boring answer but besides a few quixotic individuals who reserve high value digital real estate for loved ones JIC, most online accounts created on behalf of those with little agency (babies, pets, etc) were created exclusively to funnel more attention to the attention-addicted creator, whether via cute photos or puppetry.

But these accounts are abandoned once the attention well dries up. The account credentials are soon forgotten and within a few years the accounts are garbage collected by inactivity pruning algorithms, or hacked and disabled. In any case, they’re long gone by the time the kid comes of age.

E: So basically zero. These pampers influencers simply created a new account.