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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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[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 85 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Who’s calling you a loser for liking animation?

Like what you like. If people denigrate you for it, weed them out of your life.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe it was MLP.

I actually like watching it when I baby sat my sister when she was a toddler. Morals and messages was on point.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 6 points 17 hours ago

I watch a lot of kids cartoons. MLP is a great show, but the people who got weirdly into it were weirdos completely unrelated to MLP, that was just how they manifested it.

[–] Genius@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, this is one of the reasons I refuse to speak with my mother

[–] Biskii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Genius@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because she infantilises me for liking animation and science fiction

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 12 hours ago

Ew. What are you, an infant?

All the cool kids like Marvel movies.

/s

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

I can’t upvote this enough. This is the energy you should cultivate for yourself. If you haven’t already found your people, it will be lonely at times.