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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Lemmy is so good right now for no particular reason (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 1 year ago by snek to c/showerthoughts

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It's not the kids, not the lurkers, not the mods... y'all just nice people. Lemmy's got a good vibe going... or at least enough windows that we can close if the vibe gets shit.

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[–] ghariksforge 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

Platforms are fun in the beginning because everybody has a voice. This nurtures a lot of creativity and energy. However, as ad revenue starts to flow, advertisers demand that the platform banish fringe opinions and undesirable voices (the magic keyword is brand safety). As a result moderation ramps up, and kills the creativity and energy that made it fun and interesting.

This is why Lemmy works (for now).

[–] Mr_Buscemi 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

So we got 10 years for the cycle to repeat if lucky?

I'm fine with that lol

[–] LemmyLeaveReddit 7 points 1 year ago

It could be different since it’s decentralized

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