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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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    • 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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If you have a friend with a toddler and they are terminally or otherwise ill and you are financially able to help but choose not to because you don't care, that doesn't make you a "bad person". Just because someone got themselves in some shit doesn't mean you have to go and deal with it.

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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

You’re right, that doesn’t make you an asshole.

Being an asshole is the cause, not the effect.

[–] phanto@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago

Hmm... I blocked this asshat, but his posts are still showing up...

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes, you are so right, in everything you've ever said, all your posts were the plain and absolute truth, and this one in particular is the truest of truths.

Will you please let someone else take a shower now? Some of us have work in the morning.

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 week ago

Most of your posts belong in c/UnapologeticNarcissists so you should make that and go there.

[–] JayleneSlide@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

Just keep telling yourself that, buddy. Also: "The guilty conscience needs no accuser."

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

You're on this again? Holy fuck, yes you're a bad person!

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You do know that when Peter Parker said "I missed the part where that's my problem", that was meant to be a bad thing and he learned a lesson that he should help others in need. You don't deserve to be a superhero fan if you don't understand that good people help others when they can

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't talk to him about Spider-Man, he thinks Uncle Ben dying was a stupid reason to become a superhero and he should be alive in future versions.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dude probably thinks that Superman's parents in the 2025 movie were right to instruct him to spread his superior genes and dominate inferior humans

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 5 points 6 days ago

They did of course forget to remind him to not be a creep and only do it with women of the exact same age and financial situation. Maybe they thought it was obvious.

[–] SarahFromOz@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago
[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@quokk.au 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Rage bait. And people are biting.

I think they're being honest, but maybe I should have more faith in humanity. 🤷

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 points 1 week ago