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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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edit - Yeah I play video games with violence too, my point is that video games are a mirror that exposes a less brutal image of ourselves than we are convinced of. The truth of what we desire is as often silly or altruistic as it is selfish or violent, even in the realm of fantasy where the violence is unreal as everything else.

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 66 points 2 days ago (2 children)

We would all be like Pacman chasing ghosts and popping pills........ Wait....

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I am an Italian man who eats mushrooms and stomps turtles

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How many princesses have you tried to rescue only for them to be on another castle

[–] Archer@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nah man he’s banned from all Disney theme parks now

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

"I KNOW YOU HAVE HER, YOU ASSHOLES!"

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is why representation in games is so important

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Ya know......I don't remember any super mario bros games where Mario is black.

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

im an actual Italian man who eats mushrooms, but i dont dont stomp on turtles, and i haven't found my princess peach yet.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Have you checked the other castle?

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

ive checked alot of castles, i was told no

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, one out of three is ... pretty unremarkable, actually

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 12 points 2 days ago

I’ve always heard it as „we‘d be running around in dark rooms with brightly colored lights, eating pills and listening to electronic music“