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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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[–] Signtist@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

But that's the issue - people who are transphobic often say that using someone's chosen name is "strange" and "confusing" because they don't want to admit that their real issue with it is that it's being used for gender expression. If their actual issue was with chosen names as a whole, stage names would irritate them just as much.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Transphobes claim it's too confusing to call someone by a new name but have no problem with people changing their name when they get married or just because they want to

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 4 days ago

you can see it when they defend Rowling like she is the queen of "gender" uniformity.

[–] Signtist@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 5 days ago

Yeah, exactly.