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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
  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
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[–] squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi 33 points 5 days ago (1 children)

We have big brother awards in Germany. Won among others by Google and Tiktok this year.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

There used to be a "The 50 Worst People of the Year" series of popular / notorious articles in the 2000's. They were pretty savage, wickedly amusing, and tended to target Americans more than not. Not sure whatever happened to that series, but it's beyond necessary in these dark times...

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

Someone on the list probably bought the media company behind it and shut that shit down with the quickness. Speculation of course.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

Makes sense to me, not unlike regulatory capture.

It really was a striking project that only should have grown in impact & awareness over the years, especially with the Bush Jr regime being such a disaster at the time.