this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2026
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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
Rules
- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- 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
- Posts must be original/unique
- Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS
If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.
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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Rule 2 is that the entire thought must be in the title. Also, be mindful of rule 3, no politics.
Would you be able to update the title?
Thank you for holding this safe place.
I appreciate you telling me the rules directly to keep post up and keep the general discussion open.
I'd say human trucking isn't political. letting human traffickers in government it's a different issue
Thanks for the update!
Downvoted for trying to politely keep the rules relevant. This is a bad look, so I got you back to at least one. I've never been a mod, but this is the least heavy handed attempt I've seen on enforcing the rules.
I guess I can't please everyone.
I would like the community to be a place for respectful discussion so in general that's how I try to moderate.
This community is my first experience being a mod so I'm sure there are better ways to do it.
I think you're killing it homie.