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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:

Rules

  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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[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Social media sites thrive on the engagement that comes from those people doom scrolling so this whole premise is antithetical to the purpose of social media sites and the only reason they aren't doing the same to children is because the law prevents them from doing so wholesale (but they will try to edge around the law every chance they get).

[–] emax_gomax@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Lol, this is literally a south park episode.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I would whole-heartedly support this.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

So, you mean like childish controls?

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I’m so tired of this rampant paternalism across society. It’s exhausting.

[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (13 children)

How do you propose to counteract the spread of facism through the internet?

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[–] Surp@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Man so much hate in this thread I'm not about what's happened at all with the USA but I'll still protect my family and show them a better way rather than let them rot and die. So many self righteous people thinking they know whats good.

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

The opposite of parental controls would be blocking content made for kids

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