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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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People should start making memes that explain how Lemmy actually works (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Since it seems to be a common question for many new users.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Personally I found that thinking of Lemmy as a bunch of Discord servers really helped. Both have servers and "channels" inside them. Perhaps "The office" meme of "Corporate wants you to find the difference" would be fitting?

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

No, don't do that. Discord messed up the definition of a "server", you shouldn't use the platform as an example, it will be confusing pretty quickly.

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

Hmm, perhaps you're right. When it comes to explaining the fediverse itself, that's definitely a no-go. I figured it's just visually easier to grasp it when thinking of Discord.