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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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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

To quote the great philosopher Shaggy

It wasn't me

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

That coat rack has a mean right hook!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The implication I rarely see explored of the meme that "everyone (presumably excluding the FBI agents) has an FBI agent watching specifically them (and not just a whole group of people, which would presumably mean they were watching someone else most of the time) at all times", is that half the population would have to be FBI agents.

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

Yeah, I think that's like security by obscurity or something. There are just way too many people to surveil. That's why fear is always the best tactic for authoritarians. If people police themselves they dont have to.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What you are looking for is the panopticon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon

You aren't being watched all the time, but sometimes, and you can't tell whether you are being watched right now.

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

How dare someone understand something before I did. Im really upset about this.

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

You were just born 200 years too late ;)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Who has a coat rack in their shower?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dude....why are you going around fighting coat racks? You bully!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

It had my bag

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

It's AI now... It sees everything...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago