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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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If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.

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I'm tired about reading about reddit here.

We left. Let's move on.

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[–] Licensed_to_ill@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I agree except when it's a matter of malicious compliance on reddit. Fucking up their site with NSFW content and shit posts.

I think those subs still fighting reddit can raise awareness to how shitty reddit had become and convince more people to leave.

People leaving reddit might land them on the fediverse and thus create more content for me to see on here.

It's annoying to see all these posts about reddit. But it's temporary. I'll allow it Señor Chang gif.

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LMAO not that I disagree but it's funny

[–] vegskipx@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

It's a form of therapy

[–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

More like fleeing a totalitarian regime and talking with your fellow compatriots about how much oppression you've endured. (A bit exaggerated, but you get the point.)

[–] Leejin@vlemmy.net 3 points 2 years ago

I disagree. I'm not trying to fuck Lemmy.

[–] Infinity187@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

If reddit was that important to whomever they should probably talk to someone about it.

[–] emperorofmars@pawb.social 3 points 2 years ago

I hope this can just be a hangout with the lads and lasses where we can bitch about anything, including our ex!

[–] RemembertheApollo@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I dunno… at this point it’s like hearing stories about your crazy ex and kinda enjoying at what a dumpster fire s/he has become.

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[–] MavTheHack@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Technically complaing about others talking about reddit. Is still talking about reddit with extra steps

[–] Eh_I@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

And the ex is also the waiter.

[–] z3k3lon@lemmy.pt 3 points 2 years ago

I agree, let's move on. Lemmy is the future.

[–] Noahv@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I enjoy the sarcasm though.

[–] SparKo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

But thanks to reddit most of us are here, so it will take bit of time to forget it

[–] person@fenbushi.site 3 points 2 years ago

Thank you. Forget Reddit. I mean, like it's so hard to move on. She was so great for so long. We have so many... memories. Not all good, but it's so hard to be alone. This new girl is nice, but she's not the same.

Sure, Reddit got pissed while I was out with my friends and trashed my apartment. It was clear by then that our relationship was so messed up, but I wanted to salvage things and rushed home, only to be cornered by Reddit. Reddit was threatening me with a knife and had broken almost everything in the apartment. My friends came to help me and while one tried to subdue Reddit, she bit him and I escaped.

I moved out and deleted my account.

Sure, weeks later, I got drunk and browsed Reddit a few times after all that. When I wasn't drinking, she tracked/stalked me and sent unsolicited nudes. Nice.

I found a much better girl to hang out with. Sure she federates with everyone, but she federates with me much more. Very cool.

[–] Mesa@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

"To bitch about it?" Yes, I'm not a fan of the echo chamber of people's feelings toward Reddit; but it's still a situation that's going on, so I'd like updates and conversation surround that.

[–] Purpureo@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Fucking hell I couldn't agree more with this post. So many people on here sound like they want to have won the breakup. Lemmy shouldn't just be "the place that's better than reddit", that's not much of an identity. I'm not interested in this place just being the Canada to Reddit's USA.

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[–] jtb@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago

People on Mastodon are complaining about people talking about twitter, and posting their complaints to the hashtag #twitter which is very odd, as they could filter it.

I expect there will be filters on Lemmy eventually.

Except everyone here has the same awful ex to complain about

[–] emu@feddit.ch 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wait, have I been doing dates wrong?

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[–] donkeybonner@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I'm new, what is fedverse? Is this fed verse? Is lemmy part of something else called fedverse?

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[–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

I think we need a balance, which is slowly cropping up naturally.

Part of the Lemmy V Reddit war is what's causing Lemmy to grow soquickly.

[–] ComplexLotus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I think we are in a transition phase right now, after some time this kind of "bitching about reddit / twitter whatever" trend will cool down.

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