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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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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 5 points 12 hours ago

Some humans are right about thinking that, if you believe in the butterfly effect.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Two people fucked and now my entire world is different...

I was just chillin' in the void 😭

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

Skill issue

[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 23 hours ago
[–] tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

buttefly effect. be a good buttfly

[–] prex@aussie.zone 2 points 13 hours ago

and don't be a botfly.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"The memes of today, become the history of the future." -Abraham Lincoln

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

"My meme is the meme that will pierce the heavens!" -George Jefferson

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago

"Give me a meme and a message board on which to post it, and I shall move the world"

-Archimedes

In the face of entropy, what can we really say will be long lasting and greatly affecting? Regardless, like someone else said, be a good butterfly, because it's all we have in our insignificance.

[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 4 points 22 hours ago

You know what they say. Something about a pigeon flaps its wings which causes a storm to brew on the other side of the globe

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago

Well, in the same way that farting with the windows open is going to increase your cars range. Yes there is an effect, but is anyone really going to notice?