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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.

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There are a lot of opinions I'll likely have until I die, but comparatively few that I'm willing to die for.

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[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

when they were getting downvoted to oblivion for their opinion, and holding to it.

As one should. Downvote is not a counter-argument. A single thoughtfully written response is infinitely more likely to make me change my view than endless downvotes are. Objectively true statements are being "downvoted to oblivion" here on a daily basis.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 3 points 12 hours ago

Yeah, I was just more commenting on their use of the "hill to die on" thing than the quality or value of their argument. Like there wasn't anything I was doing to indicate it was a hill I was willing to die on, certainly not any more than they were.

That said, it wasn't just downvoting, several other people also jumped in to argue with them, and honestly they just seemed to be acting antagonistic for no reason.

And while downvotes aren't always an indicator of a weak argument, they certainly can be.