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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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[–] renzhexiangjiao@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

definition of social media (from Merriam Webster):

forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos)

lemmy fits this definition perfectly, what are you on about?

[–] tyler@programming.dev 3 points 4 days ago

Yep and that definition includes every website on the planet. It’s a completely useless definition, spread by newscasters that have no clue what they’re talking about, completely diluting the term and making it so that lawmakers can pass laws restricting ALL of your rights on the internet but making citizens think only a subset are being affected.

For example both Amazon, Alibaba, GM’s blog, and news sites meet that definition.

That definition does nothing to describe social media except help the government restrict your rights.

[–] sos242@thelemmy.club 1 points 4 days ago

They are saying the root of the problem is not social media in itself, but the algorithm based feeds that are designed to get you addicted.