this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2026
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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

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

What are you on and where can I get some?

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I don't get why posts like this are downvoted, it's kind of stoned but I get the intention.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I dont think this one was finished presoaking

I agree,

So now we just post posters?

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Science is like…the only thing that isn’t a dream.

[–] presoak@lazysoci.al -1 points 1 day ago

No, we made it up. Very carefully. But still.

"Seems like salvation comes only in my dreams"

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dreams? Or ideas?

A lot of times I'm reminded of the LittleBigPlanet PSP intro about ideas and what happens to them.

[–] presoak@lazysoci.al 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I figure a dream is a complexity of ideas, maybe with a bit of hallucination attached. (Do senses follow your thoughts like that?)

A story is a kind of dream. A meaning is a kind of dream too. And a name. We can get at it via examples.

A dream is a thing treated as if it is another thing?