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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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[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Moving to Lemmy made me realize how much time I wasted lurking on Reddit. I didn't bother to participate because someone would have already said what I thought. Sometimes I could even read one thread for days because there was just so much to read.

But I don't know if it's good or bad if there are so many comments. Maybe it's good if you learn something useful but I don't think it's that useful to read for days about random subject you don't need. At least it's a some form of entertainment. I think I just read less now that I'm on Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Weirdly I've somehow adjusted for inflation. On reddit I wouldn't bother commenting if there were more than 1000 comments, here I don't bother if there are already 100.

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat 7 points 9 months ago

Quality vs quantity.

10 comments here likely means 10 people have unique thoughts. 1000 comments usually means memes and bots.

I used to hate reddit in springtime when the kids got out from school. Now it's always springtime.