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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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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • 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
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[–] Today@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

In 120 years the earth will be all new people. That scares my kids. Makes me hopeful.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

This is what makes experienced history so extremely short.

In general, people have a somewhat ok understanding of how their grandparents lived, and they might know a few stories about their great-grandparents, maybe one more generation after that, but that where it ends and where history books with dates and numbers begin.

That's where you get statements like "In the past people did/believed/were like/... X" from. No, your grandparents did/believed/were like/... X, not all people in the past.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Or we crack the code to repair damage caused by aging.