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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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Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

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[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is like banning H₂O, NaCl and C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ from your life because "you don't like chemicals".

(Water, Salt and Sugar)

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

My sister had a freak out and told me she would never allow chemicals on her lawn. I said what about nitrogen?

NO FUCKING WAY

I followed up by asking her what she thinks our breathable atmosphere is made of, and what is captured by the rain and falls on her grass?

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN

I told her no, I don't, because when you just make up imaginary definitions for words, no one can ever know what you mean.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 6 points 1 day ago

This is a pretty dumb hill to die on. If someone says "chemicals on their lawn" it's pretty clear they mean lawn treatment services.