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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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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Be glad you weren't born 100 years earlier with a 100 hour work week.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

be glad you weren't born on a desolate island surrounded only by sharks and inhabited only by poisonous food

point is, don't compare yourself to the worst alternative. labor hours spiked around 1800-1900, but were significantly lower before and after that.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

I'm aware of that. I read referring to this particular period. Earlier times may have had fewer working hours but had their own drawbacks, not just cave bears.

[–] myrmidex@belgae.social 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Or be sad you weren't born 10.000 years earlier with a 15 hour work week.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Personally I'd prefer to not get eaten by a cave bear.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Cave bear sounds adorable. Would cuddle.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

They were known to be especially cuddly. Unfortunately they died out 24000 years ago.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

In my highly scientific opinion, I'd say that's very likely.

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

You absolutely can, right now. Once.