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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
  4. Posts must be original/unique
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[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What name does GenZ get? Born just in time to be power users, born too late to have any power to stop the enshitification. Same non-existent economic prospects as GenX.

[–] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They really aren't power users though. Tech is a) generally more reliable and b) so locked-down that so many young people never learned how to troubleshoot

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

The earlier half of GenZ typically grew up with mass adoption of computers and phones all over the place so we got to learn how to fix XP every 5 minutes and get cracked games working.

[–] iglou@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Gen Z is already named "Zoomers", but it's not sticking as much as "Gen Z".

[–] Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I dunno, the second silent generation? Born into hard times, don't know any better. Defined by their fiscally conservative ways and "none of my business" outlook?

They haven't been too silent though, and more power to 'em. The un-silent generation? Seems a bit disrespectful to riff off of their great/grandparents though.