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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:

Rules

  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
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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.

Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

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[–] MITM0 1 points 33 minutes ago

I know exactly how you feel😂

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 3 points 1 hour ago

A bunch are usually people disagreeing and making up situations to make themselves right… i.e., you posit that the sky appeared blue when you went outside today, the replies are: not if it’s night, not during cloudy days, etc. and at least one that sounds like they disagree but are reiterating what you just said.

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

Also, what was happening in that other site many of us used to be in so interactions between the same people talking the same points were so rare?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 minute ago

Bots. You never knew if you were talking to a bot.

Plus, way more assholes. Like way more.

[–] Cocodapuf 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Look at all these replies! I can't wait to tell all these internet randos how wrong they are!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago

It's not my job to educate you

[–] Matriks404 3 points 2 hours ago

I sometimes write something that might be controversial, so unless I have a lot of free time I don't open Lemmy at all, lol.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago

I'm pretty excited to see and check what gained traction

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I know what I said, y'all's angst feeds me.

This would all be easier if you all just agreed with me, the always correct person.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

If I'm ever wrong. I delete that comment and pretend it didn't happen. Or if someone actually makes a good counter argument I just go "meh, don't feel like replying" and leave them unread. I do the worst crime. I'll be 10 replies in and I won't even downvote their last comment to let them know I read it. I'm sure it's infuriating.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 minutes ago

I got the last comment! I won!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 hours ago

I might not always be right, but I'm never wrong

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago

Usually its when I either offend the libs on world or the fake leftists on ml/hexbear. Sometimes if I'm particularly skilled I piss off both of them at the exact same time (usually by advocating for true liberation for the working class not under a so called "vanguard" but by and for the workers themselves)

[–] finitebanjo 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Half the time you just have to say "Fuck Tankies" or "Vote DNC" and you'll get 4, 10, or even 20 of the most cookie cutter responses you've ever seen in your life.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 35 minutes ago (1 children)

That's an awfully asymmetric expectation of effort!

[–] finitebanjo 2 points 18 minutes ago

Depends on how good the opponent's automation is.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

My first thought is always "Must be Nicole the Fediverse chick again" 😂

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Find hot Nicoles in your local Fediverse!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

I just got her message this morning! 😂

[–] Cryophilia 4 points 9 hours ago

I assume the right-wing propaganda planners have decided they need to counter something I said

[–] DaddysLittleSlut 6 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN BENT OVER BY BIGFOOT WHEN EXPLORING THE WOOD AND MISTAKEN FOR A MATE. THEN LEFT THERE LAYING OUT LIKE A WET SPAGHETTI NOODLE! THIS IS HOW IT FEELS DRIVING A FORD F150!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

should've went with the F250...

next time brah

[–] DaddysLittleSlut 3 points 8 hours ago

Hahahahaaa I didn’t know which to use but totally

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I'm too scared to check tbh. Somebody tell me if I am getting downvoted because I see 150 unreads

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

you kicked the .ml hornet nest, didn't you?

here's some ointment, now take your medicine and join the rest of the lemmies

[–] [email protected] 12 points 14 hours ago

Most of the time I know exactly what I'm getting if I see more than maybe 3+ comments. Usually it's me saying something anti-communist, something on brand enough for me.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie 15 points 16 hours ago

Me is, how stoned was I.

[–] [email protected] 132 points 23 hours ago (21 children)

And then all of them are "Nicole".

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 17 hours ago (11 children)

Usually means you got featured on hexbear

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