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.

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I'd rather have a "Would you like to hide all Sports related Content?" button than a "Would you like to hide all NSFW content?" button (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 2 years ago by phaedrux_pharo to c/showerthoughts

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[–] GONADS125 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think they just mean it's irrelevant to them. I'm a US native and I'm sure I'd find it annoying. In fact, sometimes I'd be annoyed on reddit that so much of the content was about the US. I like that lemmy is more of a melting pot.

I think the US may account for the largest demographic on lemmy still due to the reddit exodus, but it seems to be much less pronounced here on lemmy at the very least.

[–] aidan 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But news of a major political entity like a state government is world news.

[–] Iron_Lynx 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

State as in national? Sure.

State as in US subdivision? Nah.

Y'all might care what Westminster or the Bundestag or maybe Brussels say, but about what comes out of the state capital of Wyoming, I couldn't fathom giving any less of a fuck than I already do. Which is none.

[–] aidan 0 points 2 years ago

Why should the California government matter less than the Lithuania? It has a much higher population, much more of a cultural influence globally, and a much bigger economy.