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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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Inheriting their worldview from consensus or comfort, never having to earn it through actual thought.

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[–] SpiffyPotato@feddit.uk 8 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

But those examples are extreme on purpose

Yes they were! And you’re right, we need to allow ourselves to be challenged, to consider ideas outside of our comfort zone, but we also need to able to reject ideas that are not being posited in good faith.

This is the joy of debate, to question statements and receive nuanced answers in reply.

[–] Yliaster@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

How do you determine what's not in good faith?

I would imagine this would tie to values, but do those become the unquestionable object, then?

[–] SpiffyPotato@feddit.uk 6 points 19 hours ago

That’s a great question and I’m not sure I have a definitive answer. For lack of better description, it would be the vibe I got from them:

  • Do I feel like they’re being deliberately argumentative.
  • Do I feel like they’re trying to twist my words in an unkind way.
  • Are they looking for ways to find offence in what I’ve said.
[–] clean_anion@programming.dev 1 points 14 hours ago

I assume good faith unless clear evidence indicates otherwise. I try to adopt a more general version of WP:AGF in life.

[–] lastlybutfirstly@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

How do you determine what’s not in good faith?

I personally always assume good faith. I can't read people's minds. On the Internet, I can't even see facial expressions or hear how they're saying it. It's like that Key and Peele text message sketch.

[–] Yliaster@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Even with MAGAts and the wave of red that's ever-present online?

[–] SenK@lemmy.ca 3 points 21 hours ago

Oh my gosh, thank you for responding this way 😭

I feel like on Lemmy it's really difficult to ever post anything but total agreement without it immediately becoming an argument. Glad we found common ground!