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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All posts must be showerthoughts
The entire showerthought must be in the title
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
Posts must be original/unique
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Lemmy probably feels like Reddit when it first started, all warm cuddly and friendly to newcomers eager to discuss and collaborate around central topics. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by kucuva@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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I joined reddit on the tailwind, so it was all echo chamber, we hate newcomers, gatekeeping, automod frenzy, too many rulebreakers, too many rules, etc I could be wrong, but thats what I imagine it used to be like.

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[–] realitista@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Digg collapse was very similar. Digg was very clearly the "winner" at that time in terms of user numbers, but killed themselves in a very similar way as Reddit does now.

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

The word enshittification didn't exist at the time, but the concept predates either website. It nearly predates the web. Stop talking to each other and start buying things.

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