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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:

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

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/35078393

AI has made the experience of language learners way shittier because now people will just call them AI on the internet.

Also, imagine trying to learn a language and not being able to tell whether it's your own lack of knowledge or if what you're reading is actually AI slop and doesn't make sense.

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[–] jbrains@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's much more likely that we sound like children than we sound like an LLM.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Children aren’t obsessed with technically correct punctuation, whereas LLMs are. For example, they just love to use em dashes — like this.