this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2025
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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- 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
- Posts must be original/unique
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Yeah idk why this model never took off, I’m guessing cause of greed.
Give me a wallet, I can fill it with watching ads and then use it for your service.
I think the reason why it doesn’t work is because it allows the user to minimize their ad exposure, not maximize.
I'd think the opposite is also true. If you're trying to maximize your exposure to ads and increase your income, you're probably not the target audience for the advertised products. If you're relying on fractions of a penny per ad viewed, you're not likely to be able to afford the product they're hocking
That makes sense, they want to show ads to people who don’t want to see ads and don’t have time to see many.
IMO it just means advertisement is self defeating in the long run.