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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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Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

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[–] mapleseedfall@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Seems interesting. But I dont see any practical use for today

[–] hexdream@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

Everyone will have their own use case. Some will like the networking or prepper aspect of it. Other would like the privacy and chat security aspect. Its nice to know of options because you never know when it would/could become a necessity. It is still very early days, but I don't see it working hand in hand with things like Mastodon and the like.

[–] hexdream@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

Everyone will have their own use case. Some will like the networking or prepper aspect of it. Other would like the privacy and chat security aspect. Its nice to know of options because you never know when it would/could become a necessity. It is still very early days, but I don't see it working hand in hand with things like Mastodon and the like.