Showerthoughts

31827 readers

1007 users here now

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: 1

Rules

All posts must be showerthoughts
The entire showerthought must be in the title
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
- If you feel strongly that you want politics back, please volunteer as a mod.
Posts must be original/unique
Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.

Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report the message goes away and you never worry about it.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

I cannot tell you a way my life has genuinely gotten better since the advent of "smart" phones. (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 2 months ago by Clinicallydepressedpoochie to c/showerthoughts

86 comments fedilink hide all child comments

But ask me about legalized weed ;]

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I'm not going back that's for sure. I do feel kinda of dragged along though, I didn't have a cell phone until my early 20s and only became a full adopter when smart phones were ubiquitous. I just can imagine a life that would be just as fulfilling without the existence of the "smart" phone, or more so.

[–] bradboimler 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I hear ya. I too was a late cell and smart- phone adopter.

If I couldn't use them anymore I would be annoyed at first. But I would adjust and yes, would certainly lead a fulfilling life regardless.

I myself am in between both extremes. Here are some ways I remain old school even though I've bought into the smartphone era:

I remain in a real sense anti-app and keep them to a minimum on my phone. I keep their permissions as locked down as I can and I review every update pretty extensively. It's ridiculous how everyone and their brother wants me to install their app. No thank you. I'm quite content getting up to adjust the thermostat and don't need a fully automated smart home.
If I'm socializing with someone they get my full attention. If I need to look something up, respond to a text, etc I excuse myself.
When I'm out and about I'm present in my environment. "Smartphone zombie" behavior is foreign to me.
I take full advantage of the digital well being and bedtime features of my phone. I set timers for my addicting apps.
Oh, when I do drive I am hands off with my phone. If I really do need to use it then I pull over.

Etc

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie 5 points 2 months ago

Sometimes u just wonder if we, as a people, will set down the phone and say, "that was interesting." And kinda move on. Not like throwing them away but maybe just realizing, this isn't everything.