this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2024
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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- The entire showerthought must be in the title
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- 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.
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While it's true that the internet is technically a closer peer of radio and TV, I think OP is right to focus on the web.
The web and email are the internet's main public applications. They're governed by open formats and protocols, just like the underlying internet is. In order to publish or to send, you don't need permission from anyone. That is not the case with social media or mobile OSs, which generally use closed-source software or proprietary protocols or both.
It's no coincidence that social platforms come and go but the web is still there, or that the "w" in the name is now generally spelled in lowercase just as happened with the "i" in Internet. Open standards always win in the end.