this post was submitted on 21 Jun 2025
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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- 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
- Posts must be original/unique
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What a waste of time.
Why should you try to dispute astrology? People who believe in it doesn't listen to reasons anyway. And for the others, well, they don't need a demonstration of what they already know.
Also, asastrology really works*
*) in fulfilling people beliefs, wasting their time and sometimes money.
Experimenting with the world around you is never a waste of time. Just because you believe you know something to be true, doesn't mean others don't require further evidence to sway their beliefs.
Inherent in this experiment is writing down the events of your life and reflecting on them, which even if you know Astrology is meaningless, is a good exercise to grow as a human.
Why should you come here to dispute my simple experiment? People who find it interesting or helpful will do it or interact positively, and for the others like yourself, don't need to waste their time commenting about how much of a waste of time this is.
Unfortunately the people who believe in Astrology don't listen to this rhetoric because it lacks any empathy or understanding of what it is like to be a human and pretends like the speaker holds or has held no unreasonable beliefs.
It's lies. That's why it's bad. It's blatant lies published as reality.
People are trusting. This just erodes trust in others, and in society in general.
Just one little thing. That adds up with all the other little things.