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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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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • 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
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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 week ago (11 children)

At least using asbestos has some value. If we had not found alternatives we would still be using it. One reason measures were taken to improve safety in manufacturing rather than just banning from the get go was lack of alternatives. What im trying to say is pro-asbestos is not as coocoo crazy as anti vax and such.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (10 children)

It's still pretty bonkers to know something will kill you if you use it, and we just ignore all the science.

[–] Worx 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I'm full of microplastics but I keep buying food and drink packaged in plastic _(--)/

Sometimes there's just no realistic alternative. As nice as it would be to only buy fresh, unpacked food I don't have the time, money or energy to deal with that

EDIT: oh no, the Lemmy markup has ruined my shrugging face :(

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

You know, there's a certain amount of gold in everyone's body, some think of ways that could be harvested after we die, they're thinking way too small. I'm going for the recyclable plastics!

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