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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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    • 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.
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[–] saimen@feddit.org 9 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Counter thought: Having a job is not desirable. It's the income we desire.

[–] ethaver@kbin.earth 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

No if I was completely set for life I would still wanna be a nurse. I'd do like one shift a month maybe one shift a week at most but I don't think I could do without the satisfaction of helping someone. I'd also probably pick and choose how I got to do it more. I'd do a lot less stuff that's more characteristic of the institutional system and take more time to actually talk to people and try to help them with specific stuff instead of just providing three hots and a cot and my main method of keeping them from stabbing each other being invading their privacy. I actually got to sit down and de-mat someone's depression hair last week and it was soooo nice I almost never have time for that anymore.

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It feels like you're describing the difference between a job and a hobby

[–] ethaver@kbin.earth 2 points 5 days ago

It's wild to describe something I needed to get a license for and that is overseen by a board that can revoke it for malpractice as a hobby.