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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
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The new Tron: Ares got me thinking just how common Hollywood sex offender blockbuster stars are, compared to women in leading roles. Then I realized the same is true for directors, producers and whatnot. Then I realized that's probably true as well for all official or otherwise roles of responsibility in companies, churches, any sort of union and everything else.

It's insane our society looks like that.

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[–] Beacon@fedia.io 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yup this is truthiness rather than truth

[–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Agreed but it is just a shower thought; I'm not sure we need to hold shower thoughts to a high standard of capital T Truth

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Anything presented as a factual claim needs to be true. OP didn't pose it as a shower thought, they presented it as if it was a fact. A shower thought would be "I think there might be..."

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 8 points 4 days ago
[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Beacon@fedia.io 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What "comm" are you referring to?

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"Comm" generally refers to "Community", roughly analogous to a "subreddit" or "subforum". It refers, in this case, to the /c/showerthoughts community we're currently in.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

K, and what's your point? You apparently haven't read the other comments on this page

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

My guy, I'm just letting you know what they meant by "Comm" because you seemed to be confused by it. I think their argument is generally fallacious at best, and disingenuous at worst.

Though, I suppose it's understandable to feel attacked when that seems to be all people want to do in here.