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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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[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That’s just an online stereotype.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 5 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Stereotypes are based on observable real events. They are not randomly made up.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 46 minutes ago

Correction: stereotypes are based on "kernels of truth" which may or may not be observable real events. These kernels of truth can come from fictitious or non fictitious sources.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 6 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Only sometimes. Often they are based on ignorance and prejudice, and gain credibility through raw repetition in the absence of any real-world observations. Like, shit, you can't even comprehend of the existence of negative hurtful slanders as stereotypes? GTFO with that.

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip -3 points 21 hours ago

Stereotypes are peer reviewed scientific observations

Or

Stereotypes are just made up by a person very likely as a joke and people of very high intelligence parrot them without any critical thinking and laugh like hyenas at their ability to accurately repeat words