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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
  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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[–] ILoveDurians@lemmy.cafe 1 points 19 minutes ago

I wonder if we could one day grow miniature human bodies (not conscious ones) to use for these tests. Mice are a lot different to humans.

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Cancer can't be cured because it isn't 1 thing. And animal testing regardless of the benefit humans may receive is morally wrong.

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

There are many types of cancer with very high remission rates after treatment.

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Treatment isn't a cure.

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So what, we just test things in a dish and then hope it works in a complex organism? Because the other alternative is human testing.

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 day ago (4 children)

We do like every other animal on the planet and die.

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