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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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  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
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[–] letraset@feddit.dk 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Receiving LLM output as an answer to a question, is the equivalent of getting a voice reply to the question:

"Quick question, are you free on Saturday afternoon?"

[–] jjpamsterdam@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I absolutely cannot stand the kind of people who answer a brief and simple yes or no question with a wall of text or a two minute voice note. If it's that complicated, because your pet chihuahua just had a stroke and you then fell in love head over heels with the veterinarian and that you're currently at the airport to fly away for your spontaneous honeymoon, just say no and tell me about the details in person.

[–] bryndos@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If I got that question by text though I'd normally ignore it until Monday. Bumming around doing nothing is one of my most valued hobbies.
"are you bored ?" might get a response, but better to reveal something about the proposed alternative. "want to do macrame on Sunday?"

I especially hate this one in work. "you free?"
Unfortunately, a polite reply is expected in that context so i can't say "no" (I'm at work, as you fucking well know).

The question normally means " i fucked up x and don't know what to do about it"

If they don't tell me what "X" is, how do I know where their fuckup ranks in the wider population of fuckery.

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

I respond to the "are you free?" With "No, I charge $200/hr"

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