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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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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 12 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Let them watch Grave of the Fireflies once and ask them, if they would show it to a child.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

It was shown as a double feature with My Neighbor Totoro in Japan.

My dad picked up both Grave of the Fireflies and one of the Escaflowne movies when I was 9ish, thinking that cartoon=“safe.” He also gave me the first issues of Transmetropolitan around that age, so similar issues with comics=“safe.”

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 4 points 14 hours ago

Ok, children might be safe, since they don't geht half of it. But not teens.