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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
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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I feel like the people I interact with irl don't even know how to boot from a USB. People here probably know how to do some form of coding or at least navigate a directory through the command line. Stg I would bet money on the average person not even being able to create a Lemmy account without assistance.

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[–] _LordMcNuggets_@feddit.org 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

can't code but can oddly setup a pretty fucking dope server

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Because you're capable of following a set of instructions and when there's something you don't fully understand you try to look it up knowing you have the world's combined knowledge at your fingertips.

[–] _LordMcNuggets_@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

yeah fully agree. with that logic though there shouldn't be any excuses for people not to be able to join Lemmy because its "too technical". following instructions and taking the initiative of following / learning about your curiosities are two separate things.

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Eh. I would wager they just don't want to. Which is fine. But lots of people rather than saying they don't want. Say they don't know how. As an excuse.

[–] _LordMcNuggets_@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago

yeah 100% agree. we have a saying in Switzerland (probably Germanic in general), "being dumb is one thing, staying dumb is another". maybe not the perfect thing to draw upon but the syntax is the same 😂

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

+1 to what atomic said. You could probably learn to code in relatively the same way you set up your servers; with some time and instructions. As long as you understand some fundamentals, coding isn’t that scary at all. Some languages can be tough, though :)

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 1 points 3 days ago

Sure but that's true for literally every person on the planet.