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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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[–] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

People can be wrong about literally anything. That is not an excuse to say "fuck everyone else in this group."

If you extend this argument, we shouldn't believe what anyone tells us about absolutely anything because they might have made a mistake. Truly a great basis for human society.

[–] definitely_AI@feddit.online -3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Why would you presume that questioning someone's beliefs would mandate to treat them like shit? What a bizarre worldview. Everyone deserves to be treated with kindness and respect, whatever they believe.

But your beliefs about the world do not dictate my beliefs about the world. That is surely not a hard concept to grasp?

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Because there's an explicit bias in your questioning. You wouldn't question if I'm really cis-hetero, but you would question of I'm reeeeeeeeally gay or trans, even thought I'm sure there are more people who come up publicly as gay after having children than there are trans detransitioning.

This is the same as the maga mentality, where any man in a position of responsibility is accepted by default, but for women they demand justification for the role.