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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: 1
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I remember when people made the effort to be nice on Reddit as well. Opinions were valued and courtesy was extended with a benefit of the doubt, before it turned into a "not up for discussion" shithole. It was like watching someone get wealthy with their fuck you money, and then the community went to shit as mods got tired of trolls, opinions were no longer valued, and the echo chamber effect became amplified.
And to build off lemons post, all activity is transparent. If curious you can see who down voted you/your post/comment. Makes trolls easier to block.
And the nice thing is if you do see trolls, don't feed them, just block them and move on. This place is so much less stressful when you remove the bad actors.
I've had people mass downvote all my comments. IDGAF about that though
Let me guess - you commented on something posted on lemmygrad? :P