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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
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    • 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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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

I believe I'd like another drink.

[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

All I know is that nobody knows shit.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

If you don't know shit you need to eat some real food!

[–] DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Nonetheless we definitely get attached to certain ideas. For various reasons.

But more than that, getting attached to certain ideas (believing stuff) is widely considered to be normal, right, healthy and necessary.

So you gotta ask why that is.

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[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Well yeah. What you believe is literally all reality is. Of course it's important. I believe I'm sitting in a chair typing on my phone right now - if I didn't have those beliefs, my reality would be completely different. That's important

[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

People do that. Like kids talking about their favorite baseball team. The same focus on things that move them to the core, while having no effect on to their life apart the place they willingly give them.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

IMO "I don't know" is a perfectly valid opinion if you just don't know.

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