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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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It's best to judge people by their actions more than their words, but on social media, you only see people's words. (lemmy.world)
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I know this sounds pretentious (which is quite ironic), but this is something I've noticed about the internet. You never read about what someone does, only what they say. You hear politicians claim that they'll fix the economy, or celebrities make speeches about what they feel like, or what "message" a fictional movie has being discussed over and over, but none of that matters, because it's all saying and no doing!

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[โ€“] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you have actions and words, then you should judge them based on actions because that is what they did and not what they said. The actions are more important than the words. If they promote peace and love, but spend their evenings violently attacking children, then their actions speak louder than words.

If all you have is words, then you work with what you have. At that point you are responding more to the message they are expressing, not necessarily to them as an individual.

[โ€“] VerbFlow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

And the reason things are so bleak is because most people only have words to go off of, rather than actions.