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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.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 21 points 11 hours ago

The confusion of the terms is a perpetual memorial to the original confusion of Christopher Columbus.

[–] schwim@piefed.zip 12 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Isn't it supposed to be "native American" now?

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

This video dives into this topic particularly well. It’s still best to ask their individual preference, but this gave me some perspective I didn’t have before: https://youtu.be/kh88fVP2FWQ

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Huh, TIL! Thanks for sharing the link - I love CGP but somehow never saw that particular video.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Funny how he mentioned a "In this series, we'll use this term"... then...

a few decades later

Where is the series on ~~Native Americans~~ American Indians?

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

That was also like half the YouTube comments lol. I noticed it too.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago

It's complicated. Best practice is to ask for individual preference or use the specific tribe

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 hours ago (3 children)
[–] schwim@piefed.zip 4 points 9 hours ago

It's also not called the Bureau of American Indian Affairs.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 hours ago

Now do NAACP and UNCF.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 0 points 9 hours ago

It should be.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Anyone confuses likely doesn't care in the first place.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Or doesn't speak English as a first language. Or wasn't educated yet and they're young. Or live in a small town where they once met a single black man a decade ago and are too poor to leave.

Unrelated note, bigots are unimaginative and don't want to be educated. That's why many people fall into the category you defined.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 hours ago

Or not american? It does confused me at first but then i realised OP is talking about Indian and Native American.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I imagine it would confuse someone who says "that will probably gonna".

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Nothing to see here, must've been the wind. 🤫

[–] db2@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

Getting warmer