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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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I feel like the people I interact with irl don't even know how to boot from a USB. People here probably know how to do some form of coding or at least navigate a directory through the command line. Stg I would bet money on the average person not even being able to create a Lemmy account without assistance.

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[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Why would normal people know how to boot from usb? Shit, if you clean the ads out of a windows start menu, a normie will think you're a wizard for doing the inconceivable.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

my experience is that normal people just accept it when faced with an inconvenience (such as ads), rather than think about ways to change it.

[–] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago

From my experience most people just don't know that it CAN be changed. They assume that there's nothing to do about it, or that if there is you need to be a tech wizard to understand how. They know that they don't understand how their computer/browser/phone/whatever works so they assume that even if there was a way it would be too complicated for them to even try. They don't care to understand how it works, and that's fine. I also don't care how my microwave works as long as it does work when I need it to. There's not enough time or mental energy to learn everything. But when you show them that all it takes is going to a website, typing "ublock" in the search bar and clicking a big button, then it goes from "probably rocket science" to "hey I could actually do this!".

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago

I learnt how to do it because my computer would brick and I'd need to do a fresh install. I had always thought that was a pretty normal skill to have and use until I started talking to my friends about doing it.