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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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  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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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wait, what?? Are you guys walking around holding back a savage animal through raw force of will?

Like...I've done lots of things I regret, but then later I don't want to do them anymore, because I know it'll feel bad

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why do you feel bad? Are their lives and opinions that important? I know that the human being is kind at his core, of course, but that nature can be easily veiled with enough wrong ideas. The reason for rampant immorality in some places and times is not because the human being is a natural antisocial, solipsistic deviant but because some cultures heavily uphold wrong things and have completely let go of the right ideas.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I feel bad because I've made the world worse, or that I've disappointed myself. But when circumstances force me to act in ways I find immoral, I just feel disgust

I want good things for everyone in general, but I'm not some endlessly patient Buddha.

I just try to understand people through their own eyes... And I try to understand myself too. I feel what they feel, but I can also just walk away

But it's not about them, not really.

It's about me - who am I? Do I make things better or worse? Do I make people better or worse? If you brought me into a perfect world, would I make that world worse?

If there were 5 billion of me, what kind of world would it be?

You seem lovely so probably an okay world at the very least. 👍😁