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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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[–] Triumph@fedia.io 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

The odds are against you. You're probably going to get a much worse life than this one, especially if you're right now able to muse about the concept on the internet.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 1 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Nah, you can just keep respawning as many times as you like until you wind up living a great one

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 2 points 22 hours ago

Once you get old enough to understand, and trust, and have agency. Until then, good luck.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 0 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

But if you dont have the memories and get born into North Korea... will you ever even find out about reincarnarion?

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca -1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You might be happy being born into north Korea.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 17 hours ago

Depends...

Next heir of the regime? Sure thing, pal.