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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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[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

it's a 1 in 1000 event, that really hurts (or doesn't in this case)

[–] morto@piefed.social 13 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

We lose the notion of how many shots we fire in the game, so very unlikely events like that are very likely to happen at least once in a playthrough, but they still feel absurd. Our minds simply aren't made for statistics

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 12 points 3 hours ago

I can't remember where I heard it but I remember someone saying for every 90% shot you miss, how many 10% did you hit and not call unfair.