this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2024
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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:

Rules

  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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[–] [email protected] 47 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Quite common point of the post is to convey some information.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

First time here, huh?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Information intended ro evoke an emotional response!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What emotion did you hope to evoke, by posting this?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

OP uses irritation! It's super effective!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

All cognition has an emotional component, so you have to be more specific. Once you get more specific, then you'll see that music and art communities are different.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Is the other 1% to evoke an electrical response?

[–] Greg 9 points 4 months ago

This is true on algorithmic platforms that reward "engagement" of any kind. I didn't get that sense from pre 2010 Facebook or Twitter and I don't get that sense on fediverse platforms.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

(The same could be said of most songs, poetry, fiction.)

Someday we will invent a way to convey emotions without that intermediate step. That will be impressive.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

OH MY GOD THIS PISSES ME OFF SOOOOO MUCH

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

something something SLAMS

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Describe in single words only the good things that come into your mind about your mother.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I've seen things, you people wouldn't believe,

Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion

I've watched C-beams glitter in the dark, near the Tannhauser gate

All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain…

Time… to die…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I post to correct the record and/or to be countered with better quality information to change my mind.

Most of the time I guess idiots spazzing or argueing shot based on feels or shills lol

But level of discourse here is far superior to reddit on pound per pound basis... We need more depth and breadth tho

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Those idiots excite me.