this post was submitted on 17 May 2025
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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

If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.

Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

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But the advantage is that Lemmy allows Tor. 😅

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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 days ago

The place is a Village rather than a City.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 7 points 1 day ago

I love being able to have the small-forum feeling of my home instance but also feeling connected to communities elsewhere.

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 days ago (7 children)

At least people are keeping my mother's name out of their damn mouth.

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[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)
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[–] Regna@lemmy.world 112 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh, you sweet summer child.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I've only seen "you sweet summer child" a handful of times on Lemmy

[–] muusemuuse@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Meh, wake me when it has an i2p presence

[–] Kertyna@feddit.nl 92 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Oh, you umami monsoon adolescent.

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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 83 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Oh, you sour winter adult

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago

It's also not only about upvotes here.

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 80 points 3 days ago

Oh, you bitter elder of autumn.

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It feels like Reddit felt twenty years ago

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Reddit 20 years ago was mostly just Reddit staff

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago
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[–] tamiya_tt02@lemmy.world 71 points 3 days ago

Oh, you salty spring chicken

[–] match@pawb.social 41 points 2 days ago (4 children)
[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
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[–] rothaine@lemm.ee 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What happened to FlyingSquid

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

IIRC, they were having some health issues. It’s possible that it likely got too overwhelming, and they took time away from Lemmy to focus on their health.

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 5 points 2 days ago

I suspect they're also using an alt now to lurk/comment and not posting like they were. There's a user I saw that seemed to track, but could also be a coincidence. Hope they're good regardless of anyone's opinion, we're all still just people here at the end of the day

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[–] oppy1984@lemm.ee 18 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Look at it this way, in a small town people are more likely to be kind and offer higher quality information when asked. The same things can be said about lemmy.

[–] Gismonda@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Agreed…Lemmy slightly reminds me of the early days of Internet forums/chatrooms/etc.

Yes, I’m old.

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[–] bluesheep@lemm.ee 51 points 3 days ago

Oh, you throwaway account nr 0430.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Its impossible to delete anything on the fediverse

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I think the internet at large should be viewed this way and the Fediverse is no exception. It’s almost impossible to completely get rid of anything that isn’t under your direct and immediate control - i.e. your own personal email server. I don’t assume that Lemmy/Fediverse is any different.

That said, with the effort to be ”not Reddit” or just another social media platform ready to be potentially abused, focus should be placed on privacy and user ownership and their ability to control their data on the platform.

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[–] fujiwood@lemmy.world 54 points 3 days ago

Oh, you lime and pepper avocado.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 50 points 3 days ago

Oh, you farm fresh egg.

[–] Syd@lemm.ee 48 points 3 days ago

Oh, you savory smarch centenarian..

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 42 points 3 days ago (5 children)

that's why i like it. on reddit, i'm just some other idiot smartass. on lemmy, i'm THAT idiot smartass. i've also done a great job convincing people i live in canada, while all the while i'm up here chilling in canada. fools, the lot of you.

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 days ago

Also, blocking people you don't like is far more effective.

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