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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
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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various assassinations, the brink of nuclear apocalypse, an unpopular political war away from home that caused a social movement, and political espionage.

It's like we're cursed.

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[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

We're doing the disaster speedrun.

[–] cloudless@piefed.social 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Japan might be the expert: Totally decimated in WWII, including two nuclear bombings. Earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, volcanic eruptions. Fukushima diaster. Tokyo Sarin gas attack. Economic crash, ageing population, mass suicides.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Every country is unique. I don't see the need to compare nor do I think op had any desire to compare

[–] cloudless@piefed.social 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I didn't start the comparison. It was the OP who said "We are the Florida of the world."

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

True. Maybe a little less of a comparison than yours though.