Showerthoughts can be really good, so long as the "Shower thought" isn't a thinly veiled political rant.
this post was submitted on 04 Jan 2026
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Thinly veiled?
Maybe we Start Calling them "shower curtain thoughts"? ๐ค
There are a few others, but these ones would be my go to 'the world is not the most important thing happening right now. They're not all 'amusing' but they're all great to get get a better taste in the mouth (and in the soul).
- !calvinandhobbes@lemmy.world (edit: the one I would keep if I was allowed to sub to a single community)
- !traditional_art@lemmy.world
- !dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
- !poetry@lemmy.world
- !typewriters@lemmy.cafe
- !thefarside@sh.itjust.works
- !goodnewseveryone@piefed.social
- !vampires@lemmy.zip
- !books@lemmy.world
- !urbanism@slrpnk.net
- !visualarts@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- !desire_paths@sh.itjust.works
- !publictransport@slrpnk.net
- !diy@slrpnk.net
- !journaling@sh.itjust.works and the selected few other communities linked in the sidebar (disclaimer: I'm the admin there ;)
Those communities don't post too much so it doesn't bother me to stay subscribed to all of them (plus a few more) since my feed never feels saturated. Even less that my feed only shows 'subscribed'.
I love all of these, thanks for sharing them
More than happy to oblige, feel free to share your own if you have any :)
Thanks for putting together this list, I've gotten 4 new subs from here.
My pleasure :)
!outofcontextcomics@lemmy.world
!illegallysmolcats@lemmy.world
Will edit updates as I think of them.
!superbowl@lemmy.world is indeed superb!
The superbiest
!dailygames@lemmy.zip
I've found some absolute bangers through that comm.
I've got a tab group of about seven or eight games to play whenever I reach a natural break in my workflow and want to tune out for a few minutes every day.
Bandle is probably my favourite.
Oh wow, Bandle is a really neat idea. I'm adding that one to my daily puzzle folder
Dauly bunnies is just the best
Stick Enthusiasts!
!stick@sh.itjust.works
Shameless plug: https://sh.itjust.works/c/SandwichPosting
I haven't made a sandwich in the like month since I posted my grilled ham and cheese with apple slices! I've been slackwiching!
Lol I have been too! I've barely sandwiched at all the last little while
!bun_alert_system@lemmy.sdf.org
!nominativedeterminism@feddit.uk
And I'll also second @squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi's recommendation of !dailygames@lemmy.zip. I finally got the bot I run for that community up and running on a computer that isn't my desktop, so make sure you haven't disabled bot accounts!
Ankmemes is a proper niche, not sure I've ever seen Ankylosaurus memes before so I didn't know I needed them in my life.
!sillydrawingrequests@sopuli.xyz
!reallyshittycopper@lemmy.world
I keep a couple feeds of lemmy communities that don't focus on politics or tech (though sometimes those topics sneak in):
I love that I clicked on highsignal, a "low-meme" feed, and the first picture was some Maccas chips.
!eternalplaylist@crazypeople.online