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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
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If you actually value your anonymity, you will not be able to use most popular communication platforms in the coming months. It's a perfect storm for the outright invasion of privacy in the USA right now.

Learning to code allows you to build and use your own (as well as other less known) tools.

Does this make sense?

Learn. To. ~~Coed.~~ Code.

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[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 16 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

We are already flooded with bad coders who went to bootcamps because money. We need way less coders. Do something useful that you enjoy instead.

And no, you won't make your own tools, because privacy and the underlying cryptography is fucking hard.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

I think if someone is interested in the topic, then they will be better equipped to navigate tech products if they've learned about what's going on under the hood. Same as health/science education for navigating pop science, or mechanical knowledge for navigating scammy car mechanics.

I agree on some of the other points though. I would not use any of the random chat apps that these new accounts have been posting

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I disagree.
No matter how many coders exist, you always need to pay attention to quality. If there are lots of coders out there, finding a few good ones shouldn’t be hard.

Inexperienced coders can still contribute even if they don’t write anything big. FOSS needs all kinds of contributions.

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

finding a few good ones shouldn’t be hard

Ha, good one.