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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
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[–] riskable@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The likelihood that you were going to post this today was quite low.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I always avoided /r/nevertellmetheodds over on reddit because I always wanted to post "100%" in the comments.

It'd've made me laugh, but not a very original joke, nor funny to most people.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Who cares? Those who can laugh at themselves are the human equivalent of self-powered fusion reactors, fonts of happy energy.

Sometimes the happiness spreads, sometimes it doesn't. Either way, someone is entertained 😁👍

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Who cares?

Well, there's two answers to this and I think both are valid viewpoints to consider:

  1. Who cares? Be yourself, be who you're going to be, spread joy, even if that joy is only seen by yourself
  2. Who cares? We all care. We're all part of the communities in which we exist and participate. Don't shit all over those communities.

Which is sort of how you can differentiate between the individualism as emphasized in the US, vs. the communalism as seen in places like Japan. Each has advantages and disadvantages.

So you're right, and I agree with you. Except it's tempered with caring for others. :) <3