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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:

Rules

  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

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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I feel like the people I interact with irl don't even know how to boot from a USB. People here probably know how to do some form of coding or at least navigate a directory through the command line. Stg I would bet money on the average person not even being able to create a Lemmy account without assistance.

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[–] barnacul@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (9 children)

"don't even know how to boot from USB"

Are you serious with this post?

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

“don’t even know how to boot from USB”

This is entirely accurate.

Are you serious with this post?

You're not giving any context for your incredulity or what you're asking is serious or not.

Most older computer users, as well as most younger users, do not interact with file systems or operating systems anymore, much less concern themselves with alternate boot options and other specific case examples. A lot of younger GenX and a good amount of Millenials have more exposure to traditional computers growing up and have a better chance of knowing some basics.

[–] ConstableJelly@midwest.social 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"You're not giving any context for your incredulity" might be the most helpful phrase I can remember hearing for communicating on the internet.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Thank you, I push back on anti-intellectual reactions wherever I can. And it's not just "put the X in the bag" or "I ain't reading all that" responses, it's also people assuming a hegemonic understanding of the world. We need to exercise mental empathy as much as emotional empathy to make better communication and bring the water level up for everyone.

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