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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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    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] VoiHyvaLuojaMitaNyt@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

I get that for stuff like billboards and tv/radio commercials.. But why does google and friends keep telling me about how they need my data to give me targeted ads? If they wanted to give me targeted ads, shouldn't they first figure out how much I'm willing to pay, then get mad at me because I can't pay for anything and maybe offer ads for mental health services?

I mean obviously the answer is that they just want the data for control and whatnot. But they should just drop the whole pretending to do targeted advertising. I would probably appreciate their honesty if they just told me that they need my data to grow their business, instead of giving me the "we care about your data" and targeted ads bullshit lol

But anyway, doesn't really matter for me personally since I use ad blockers, if I can't use ad blockers, I'll stop using the service and go read a book.