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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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[–] db2@lemmy.world 32 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Dr_Box@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Maybe a $50 figurine or maybe $1000 couch. Ita a gamble

[–] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 10 points 4 days ago

A gamble between the anal cream you needed that month, and an expensive cookery set you saved for reference.

If you need it, you'll buy it, right? It seems like consumerism has messed with your head.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Amazon needs worldwide unionization.

[–] uhdeuidheuidhed@thelemmy.club 3 points 3 days ago

Nationalization*

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 8 points 3 days ago
[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 8 points 4 days ago

As if there is too much friction for plebs to to consoom

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's not a terrible idea, but it wouldn't agree with my executive dysfunction.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 2 points 4 days ago (3 children)

My saved items / wish list is full of stuff I want and could use. When I have some extra money, it's difficult to choose one thing, and I get stuck in limbo. So given I could set limits and hit a button, I feel like it would help me.

[–] Dequei@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 days ago

Throw a dice?

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

My luck, I'd have an extra $20 to "treat myself", hit the button and have a Switch 2 coming my way.

[–] Bongles@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

I didn't renew my prime subscription this year, for a few reasons, but that means if I want to avoid shipping fees I need to buy $35 (USD) worth of stuff. I've been using that to pick up small things that have been sitting in my wishlist that I haven't been motivated to buy separately.

For example I bought a steam deck a little while ago and wanted a screen protector, since it's a lot of screen on that bitch, so i grabbed some cute little ramen fridge magnets that I've had on there for ages to get me over $35.

Sure I'm spending more than I would have to avoid a fee, but i didn't spend $150 yet (prime for the year) and I'm getting more things for it.

[–] uhdeuidheuidhed@thelemmy.club 3 points 3 days ago

Glad to see the dislike ratio on this.

Consumerism isn't cool anymore.