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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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    • 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.
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Imagine if companies really had to compete to offer the best products like capitalist apologists preach?

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[–] owsei@programming.dev 13 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I think forcing interoperability between similar services would help with this. No more company-specific printer ink. No more "exclusive" chat services.

If a service is bad you can just change it without having to change who still use it/what uses it

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 4 points 11 hours ago

Imagine Spez's reaction if he was forced to federate.