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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. 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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Lemmy faces the same expectations problems as every free/libre software (feddit.de)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts
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It's the same as with Linux, GIMP, LibreOffice or OnlyOffice. Some people are so used to their routines that they expect everything to work the same and get easily pissed when not.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

i guess it's an instinct to want most people to move away from reddit (or windows, ms office etc.). but unfortunately this is not what free software is about. i'm not being cynical here, let me explain.

think of the time when you didn't know anything about windows; you had to learn your way around, its quirks. now that you have used it for so long that those things have just become second nature.

i used identi.ca, i have been using mastodon for 4 years now, i started using lemmy last year, i have been using irc for i don't know how long, i started using linux in 2005, i have been using floss professional audio software for more than 15 years, i'm even transitioning my professional arch/eng workflow to floss software.

know that free software is not for everyone, not because these are not capable, but because it's hard to delearn and relearn a new workflow.

which means... lemmy most probably won't be the new reddit, but it's already a nice platform that it never needs to be the new reddit.