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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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"白痴" (moron or idiot) counts as a swear in zh. "抐屎" (to churn shit) isn't a swear in zh-min-nan.

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Forget the swear words, actual slurs get used lol. I hear my parents casually use the term "低B" (its equivalent of the r-word) or "傻仔" when refering to autistic people or people with Down Syndrome. There is zero Political Correctness, its so fucked. You have a slight depression issue and its suddenly shameful. These things are hidden from statistics so they seem rare, but yet every village seem to have a few of those people. They get treated so badly. Socially ostricized. Everyone talks about it like "Did you hear about their family, their kid is a 低B" on phone call gossips. And with One Child Policy, if their first child is a son, they couldn't have another child*, so their bloodline is dead, they can maybe apply to get permission from the government to have another child, but it could be too late, fertility issues with old parents, you know... so the parents are shunned. The kid will never be allowed in a "normal" school. Universities kick students out after they got accepted, because they found out about their autism diagnosis. No "ADA" equivalent. So cooked.

(*For context, in rural areas, if the first child is female, they can apply for permission to have another child, two is the absolute max limit, even if their second child is female, that's it. If first child is male, that's it, no more. Its patriarchy basically, male-preference in society)

[–] ssladam@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There is no longer any one-child policy. In 2016 it was updated to a 2 child policy. In 2021 it was expanded to 3 children.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Yes I know, I was born when it was still effect.