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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
  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

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[–] Devadander@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, it’s not AI. It’s theft of your digital data and unblinking surveillance. No reason not to be against that

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ok, I agree, but if "training" AI is how we build these machines, would it ever be anything different?

[–] Devadander@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Sure, just take the profit and control motivation out of the hands of those creating it

[–] AlmightyDoorman@kbin.earth 5 points 1 day ago

Can Lab meat be vegan if the starter culture needs to come from a real animal? After what time does it become vegan? 1 year? 3 years? 50? I think even ai tgat uses stolen art can become ethical again, but not with big corpos behind it.