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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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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

I wish I could do that with my own and from what I can tell my algorithms don't even put them in as much as other folks.

[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I guess you don't think much of your parents then if you feel like you're a better judge of that.

Massive amount of hypocrisy and double standards going on ITT. Imagine the outrage if someone suggested doing that to your feed.

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Lol. What controls?

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How about we just don't censor anything?

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[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

China, now the leading global super-power, took drastic measures decades ago to make sure their population wasn't getting indoctrinated by outside influences.

They also used this power to cover up genocides and such, but I feel like a healthier balance could be maintained if we could just get our population to understand that their unfettered access to literally anything is like opening up a wound to the world's bacteria.

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[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io -3 points 1 day ago

You know, in many EU states we have secrecy of correspondence laws. It's illegal for third parties to read your messages without your consent. This includes parents and children

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