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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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"Wow this person is a genius for pointing out how we are doing society incorrectly. How could anyone have guessed at this over and over again for centuries? We should teach this to our children in school and then absolutely savage them as adults for believing it."

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Being aware of something being wrong doesn't mean you know how to do it better.

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

I would accept that answer if we actually tried literally anything else at any point in time.