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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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[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 81 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Sir, can I introduce you to depression?

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I thought ignorance was supposed to be blissful 🥲

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Knowledge is a separate thing from intelligence. Even the smartest person in the world is ignorant of tons of stuff because it hasn't come up in their life yet.

Intelligence can make it easier to collect knowledge, or to better understand it, but they are separate things.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

I've always seen the distinction as:

  • knowledge = the body of facts
  • wisdom = ability to apply knowledge to situations in the world and your life

In our society the word "smart" can be applied to either one. Ken Jennings, legendary game show player of Jeopardy, is considered smart because of his extensive depth of knowledge of trivia. I content Method Man (and other members of the Wu-Tang Clan) along with Raider Ruckus are wise for encapsulating the idea of "Cash rules everything around me, C.R.E.A.M., get the money, Dollar, dollar bill y'all".

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Sir, this is The Andes