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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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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 9 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

What scares me is the political and military ads I see every so often. Along with other fud type things. Its nuts and kind of a relief to actually see an ad selling a physical product.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, how about the ads for that insurance company that's just for military families? Way to bark up the wrong tree. Even if the point is to subtly convince me to join the United States military, that's still hilariously off-target. Never. gonna. happen.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 14 hours ago

those and even the charity ones kinda grate on me. We need to do stuff for americans who when young nonchalantly signed off on being willing to kill when told to but fuck other americans.