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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
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

In 2060s, people look back at the good old days of 2020s. Doomscrolling, AI generated images, brainrot, existential dread, LLMs, those were the days…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Wait. There'll still be people around in 2060?

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

You could be there too. Are you good at surviving through famine or avoiding violent people?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

In 2060, people will curse the people of 2020 who did almost nothing to mitigate climate change.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago

Maybe. Or the propaganda will have been so successful that nobody will discuss climate change because that’s just the way things are.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Nah, by then we will be living in underground cave cities. Machines will control the devastated surface

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Atleast we have internet and visible stars

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

We’re working on those. Just a little bit more tyrannical dictatorship and a whole lot more smoke should do the trick.