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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:

Rules

  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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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Exactly what is the “entire narrative of the Internet” and when did it start?

What is there to sort out?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I peg the start around 1994. By then it was a household term, computers and dial up were fast becoming ubiquitous, people were learning to navigate the web, etc.

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A lot of people equate 'the internet' with the web, which would be 1989.

Others will point to when they got their first email address, some years before that.

Really though, you should be looking at the beginning of ARPANET, which goes back to 1969.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

Yeah on all of the above.