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 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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[–] SlothMama@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

But talking out loud with words isn't action? I broadly agree with you, but by that logic it deconstructs the statement entirely.

If typing words is action, then so it's speaking, so the rules are made up and the points don't matter.

Except actions and words both matter so I think the saying is garbo.