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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
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[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 3 points 22 hours ago

Even if there's no karma involved, and which species you get is completely random, chances are you will end up rolling beetle.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Do beetles wear pants and go to work and pay taxes and wage war?

Being a beetle sounds awesome.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

I wonder what life as a river otter would be like.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Or a moth. Or a fish. Or an elephant.

No pants. No imaginary lines in the dirt. No government or politics or money or religion or culture wars or hours or minutes.

Just vibes.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Just for that, I’m going to buy a terrarium, sew a beetle a 3 piece suit and hitch a string to its back and into a gearbox. So long as the beetle is moving, its food mechanism will turn once per 1/10th mile, dispensing 20 pellets. 1/20 pellets will be thrown directly into an incinerator, 1/20 will go to another random beetle outside, 3 pellets will go to the terrarium, and 3/4 will go to the weevils in my cocaine dish. I will force them to suffer as I do.