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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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[–] sxan@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago

Man, this has taken me forever to respond to. There's no reason, really, except it was in a run of comments I thought would take longer responses and I shelved for desktop time. ¯\(ツ)

I completely agree about new build - it adds such a small amount proportional to the overall cost. Even when upgrading, I just do a few switches a year, as I notice them. Like, the most commonly used ones get replaced first, but after that it's just when I find myself thinking, "I really need to automate this one" that I change them. I swapped out several wall sockets after the first Christmas in our current house, for example.