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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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  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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[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (3 children)

So basically what the climate protesters are doing.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 17 points 2 days ago

YES! As my aunt would tell me: if you aren't getting arrested, you aren't making an impact.

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Ehhhh.... they're more so just being a bit... annoying once in a while. They make the cause look bad sometimes. Throwing soup on a van Gogh just looks a little dumb.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Because only the annoying parts get put into oligarch-controlled media.

[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

The only way you are hearing about protesters on privately owned media is if those billionaires want you to hear about them.