this post was submitted on 02 Feb 2026
152 points (93.7% liked)

Showerthoughts

39907 readers
916 users here now

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:

Rules

  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

If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.

Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] jcorvera@quokk.au 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

We really need to stop affixing -gate on to every conspiracy and scandal.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can't just take it away - ya gotta come up with a good replacement that'll catch on even better so people will switch.

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

-slop seems to have already caught on

Gates-slop. Sounds like a mess made in the bedroom.

[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The problem isn't the -gate suffix, it's that we've had a once-in-a-decade scandal each month for the last 10 years.

[–] jcorvera@quokk.au 1 points 1 day ago

Thing is, the most recent findings go back almost 15 or more...

[–] Kacarott@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

That's outrageous. What you are suggesting is gategate!