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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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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 10 points 4 days ago (7 children)

I get the basic gist, but can you elaborate on this please:

it's crazy to think any of the newer generations will be able to sort it all out for themselves.

Sort what out? Learn the history of the internet? Why wouldn't they?

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 4 points 4 days ago

They will learn its history as well as they will learn all other kinds of history. Which means some of them will be really proficient, but most will only know a smidgen of truths and half-truths, because most people don't really care about history.

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