I count that as gatekeeping. It's the reason my contribution to that community has degreased over 90%. If it was just "men's club" then I'd have a ton of stuff to post there but nowdays I just consider it all too interesting to post there but not interesting enough to post anywhere else so I just don't post it anywhere then.
this post was submitted on 22 May 2026
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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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They're admitting how dull they are.
This guy’s a total shower.
We're jealous.
Yes
I've only seen it in a you're selling yourself short fashion.
As long as it's something you did, people seem quite relaxed about what gets posted.
I've only seen it in a you're selling yourself short fashion.
Yeah, that's usually how I see it, or maybe just how I've always interpreted it.
If someone replies with just the words "that's not dull", I interpret it as more of a gatekeep-y response. The ones I naturally read as compliments usually have a little more flair, e.g. "Way too interesting to post here" "this is more of a c/extraordinarygentlemensclub post"
Checked to see if that was a real comm, i'm dissapointed.
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well I should start by saying this is not really a shower thought and would make more sense in ask lemmy but for myself its kinda a compliment.
Wait. Are you complimenting or gatekeeping?
a bit of joking because of his topic and a bit of gatekeeping because it is the wrong community for a question but he is saying its rhetorical.
A question can be a shower thought, especially if it's a rhetorical question.
Not to mention, the Philosophical Raptor meme format is pretty much just interrogative shower thoughts
Matters of taxonomy.
Mostly a compliment. You can get a gut feeling from comments that just say: "Not dull." or similar.
Depends if it's truly dull or not
it's like the unpopular opinion sub, technically you have to upvote stuff you don't like
There is the other option, that the post was so underwhelming as to have lost any meaningful attribute allowing categorization as something that could be described as dull.
Which again could be utter insult or the highest of praise. 🤷
Most likely they are pointing out that you lack a certain subtlety of understanding and have made a mistake.
Both
both
Depends