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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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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I'll sometimes comment on stuff but overwhelmingly I don't. I was the same way on reddit. I just feel that I don't have anything meaningful to say so why say anything.

[–] MojoMcJojo 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I find myself commenting a lot more here. It's more conversational than reddit. Comments are longer and not just one liner's, and the smaller community means my comments won't be buried. It also feels like a gateway drug to posting. I should post something today. I won't, but I should.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I comment more and longer. Because I'm more confident it will be seen.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

And that's the right way to approach it, but in a platform were niche communities are so empty, even a meaningless comment counts

But yeah, I try to follow the same approach, I'm interested in many things, and subscribed to a lot of communities, but why should I comment if it doesn't help or adds anything to the theme of the post

Well, If anyone reads this, keep this as a good habit, even if it feels a bit weird in here, comment when you are of help, and learn from others when you have nothing to say

Edit: I love how the replies to this are doing the exact opposite lol, take care boys, I actually got a good laugh from this

[–] Resol 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] SidewaysHighways -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] nuggsy -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] SidewaysHighways 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] nuggsy 0 points 11 months ago

I think it was our lack of coordination...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I just wanted to say I also This

[–] nuggsy 2 points 11 months ago

Thank you for your service

[–] nuggsy 1 points 11 months ago

I have this same issue as well.

I just don't feel like I have anything insightful or meaningful to say.

But, I feel like I should in the community I mainly frequent since it's really quiet a lot and the main mod feels like the only person keeping things ticking along.