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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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[–] Bushwhack 49 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Can someone TL;DR the beans? I slept last night and woke up to Lemmy just being beans… wtf.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There was a post about a can of beans yesterday... literally just that. "Here's a can of beans"... since then, the beans have taken over 😅

I think the point of this shower thought is a good one though: despite not being centralized, the beans still spread in a very reddit-like fashion...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

This is great! This is the kind of wacky behavior that generates personality, community, media coverage, interest and curiosity, As ironic as it is, I think this is a milestone for the fediverse.

It’s also the beginnings of a collective conscious which means the fediverse is inching towards a critical mass of some sort.

I’m pretty sure Reddit back in its frontier days had several wacky trends take over.

Just my opinion but I’m loving it and I think it’s a good thing,

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a great indication when a social network gets large enough to meme. That's why people care and are actively making original content for a change. It's a great sign!

[–] Bushwhack 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can’t upvote your shit. Server too overloaded. Another great sign.

Here’s an up arrow to show my support.

⬆️

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

If lemmy.world is too overloaded you can't even vote, that's definitely a sign to create an account on a smaller instance. Best part of Lemmy is you can make an account on a different server and subscribe to all the same content

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

TL;DR Mr. Bean fought spez in a 1vs1 cage fight so now bean is the new hero.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did Musk and Zuckerberg do their thing already, or is that still on?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes they had their coming out and adopted their first child together. It's called X Æ A-12

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Top of all time post on lemmy is now about beans.

this is the post: https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/559757

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

I've seen nothing about beans what's wrong with me

[–] Bushwhack 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh sweet child… you’re missing out. The beans got me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As soon as I posted that comment all the bean posts started appearing.

They're listening.

[–] Bushwhack 1 points 1 year ago

It’s the algorithm!