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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
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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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[–] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The only reason not to kill baby Hitler is because his administration was somewhat incompetent... Someone far more skilled could rise up if he isn't the one to do it and commit even more atrocities.

Otherwise, baby hitler getting thrown off the building. Every time.

[–] DarkMetatron@feddit.org 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

And the chance that it will erase yourself from the timeline is very high.

Changing huge events like this will have all kinds of secodary and ripple effects creating a world fundamentaly different from the one we know. Nobody knows how good or bad such a world would be.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 14 hours ago

Depends on the underlying time travel theory, though.