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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:

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

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[–] axh@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

IMHO modern tools and frameworks have reduced the work that needs to be done in the coding space more than they did in other areas.

Expectations grew immensely (as they should!) and modern hardware and graphics increased some of the needs... I mean, texturing was not a big deal, when you could barely show 10 pixels.

But, while big studios are overwhelmed by huge projects, the indie games are better than ever and there's plenty of them (I think so... They were great the last time I checked... But I am old, so it was a decade ago). You can still get away with a bunch of lines and a few sprites, as long as you have really good ideas supporting them.