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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.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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School spends a long time "wasting" our time but learning things is a great way to learn how to interpret information and make actual informed decisions

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Oh gosh. I have a specific special brother. He's an undiagnosed economist. He took That Class from the specific writing teacher you mention that was at our school. I also took him, but my specific special brother oh gods. First day in class they mention how one of the themes is going to be resistance and rebellion. The next day in class my idiot brother mentions RATM and how themes of rebellion are everywhere in media, and wouldn't true rebellion be conformity? He got sent to Remedial Writing to take a nap every day. I loved the class, but uh, i have some family members.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

he's an economist and he has the usual economist things wrong with him (i should know i'm one too), but he's undiagnosed.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 2 points 10 hours ago

Ohh i understand, i thought it was a typo but really couldn't get to any other possibilities