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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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  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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Neat.

ITT: people butthurt by a showerthought because simple math is evidently fake math and should be gate-kept

its only a game

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[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 8 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Take your current age, and subtract it from the current year... That's the year you were born.

[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Ok, but you missed the point.

I'm in my 30s, but I didn't grow up remotely close to the '30s.

My grandpa is 90, but he didn't grow up anywhere near the '90s.

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