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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
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    • 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
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[–] MTZ@lemmy.world 38 points 2 days ago

Finally, a real example of a Showerthought!

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago

“Where are you?” is not something that many people would have said aloud outside of a game of hide and seek before the advent of pay phones and only rarely until the turn of the century or so.

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Not to mention the phrases that probably never were used before cellphones.

Saying "I will text you!" would have been a really weird statement just 50 years ago...

[–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

"Sorry, my butt called you."

[–] WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even just over 25 years ago youd have been like “What are you gonna do, hand me a sheet of paper with some text on? Why dont you just tell me?”

Although, when I was in school we’d pass each other sheets of paper with extended conversations on. I found an old homework diary with loads of messages in once, years after school.

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Dude, don't want to make you feel old, but 25 years ago was 2000...
It would be rather something like over 30 years ago.

[–] WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Ill be honest i cant remember when texting became a thing.

I dont think it was a thing in 2000.

I stand corrected. My first phone was my mums old phone. It had the feature, but they wouldnt send, this was 2000 or 2001.

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Also got my first cellphone in 2000, but I was kind of a Luditte, mobile-phone-wise at least.
Everybody around me were already texting happily to each other, so I had to relent at some point... :-)

Reminds me of the song "Yo Estoy Aqui" from about 20 years ago.