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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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[–] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 56 points 2 days ago (2 children)

they use a lot of other things… including living human cancer cells in a petri dish

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I believe the vast majority of cultivated human cells are cancerous cells anyway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks

[–] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

when researching cancer drugs, yeah

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Maybe the real cancer is the friends we made along the way

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The reality is that even if there was a magic bullet for cancer, all cancer, it would only extend lives a few years.

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

How does that work?

[–] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

well no, they kill cancer in petri dishes

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

It was a joke about selection pressure.