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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
  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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[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (10 children)

I honestly wouldn't. Not because I disagree with the concept, but because more on-point escapist media would just ensure that people will get their revolutionary fix without ever leaving the couch. We don't need that. We need people to be angry, to be fed up, to have no other escape than to fight for it.

Capitalism has done wonders at keeping us sedated by selling us our fantasies of change and better days. It's time we stopped taking those meds.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think being angry enough to kill someone may be the top.

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And I think Luigi would have done nothing had he stayed submerged in escapism, is my point.

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But he didn't do anything. Luigi and the guy in the security camera look nothing alike.

Luigi was at my house playing Xbox all day that day.

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