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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

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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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[–] balthazarsnakewizard@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Hardly a loophole - Wikipedia’s greatest strength is as an aggregator of reliable information, and using Wikipedia’s sources is how people SHOULD use it. They just taught you how to use it.

[–] Urist@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Damn, this is genious. My future kids are going to learn so much cool stuff branded as "loopholes".

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's basic research and writing. You should absolutely teach your kids common sense practices.

[–] Urist@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My SO is a little scared I will push too much information on them (I have a degree in geek), so I thought more of the pedagogic value of calling something a loophole/hack/cheat etc..

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I agree with that. Word it how they respond to it.

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