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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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[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The education system as I lived through it in Texas was actively hostile to saying you didn't know, it was treated as being worse than being wrong or guessing. You can tell by the results allllllll around us.

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hadn’t realized what a gem “I don’t know” is until waaaaay too late. Saying “I don’t know” still often feels like a personal, albeit public, moral failure. Which is so dumb. But feels like it makes so much sense.

I think about the Lucky 10,000 XKCD comic all the time.

[–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 days ago

As a Louisiana resident. I feel ya neighbor.

[–] LOLseas@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I'm a displaced Texan (living in Holland) and boy-howdy, what I would do for a #1 Whataburger meal right now...