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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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[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Literslly everyone in my life assumed i had a gambling problem when I took up Balatro LMAO

[–] THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It doesn't help if you phrase it like that either lol

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

My parents - who merely the screen over my shoulder when I was playing it at their house - I can understand. But my friends who are as plugged into the Internet as me, if not more, they have no excuse

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Have y'all tried Black Jacket?

It's kind of like Balatro with Blackjack, but it's also an allegory for gambling addictions and the devastation it causes to others.

I've been having fun with it recently.

[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

There's also Dungeons and Degenerate Gamblers for the "Balatro with Blackjack" genre

[–] ComradePenguin@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

Looks fun, will definitely play it after I am done with Ultrapool (recommended on tablet)

[–] Willem@kutsuya.dev 3 points 1 week ago

It doesn't help my recent game purchases are Balatro, Cloverpit and Raccoin.

Gambling is fun, but I prefer fake coin gambling

[–] Marthirial@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I live to see them flames...

[–] SillyDude@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

I've never had to explain it but if I did I would just say imagine a board game where you roll a dice, move that many spaces, and maybe get a random card. Just replace the dice with a deck of cards, where getting better cards is like rolling a higher number on the dice.

[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I heard that YouTube was demonetizing some early Balatro videos over this misunderstanding

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 2 points 1 week ago

Tgey had a few issue with awards and shit because of that. Meanwhile people gamble away billions playimg fifa, but that's fine.