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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. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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Lemmy is so good right now because there are no kids here (self.showerthoughts)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It makes an account look authentic, which makes recommendations that account offers more genuine. E.g. advertising, political astroturfing.

There's so much of that on Reddit with accounts that look real but aren't. When I started using reddit (like 15 years ago) I was legitimately able to trust most recommendations (I still own and use many of the products I picked up and consider them good decisions), but it's been at least 7 or 8 years where you absolutely can't.