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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- The entire showerthought must be in the title
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- 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
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I kind of think there should be a constitutional amendment preventing legislatures from passing laws restricting the rights on a protected class. Like men can't vote on laws which take rights away from women. Or straight people can't pass laws banning LGBTQ material.
Oh but this law that removed rights to free speech and voting from women is not actually about removing any rights, it's about protecting them from domestic violence!
Who gets to vote on what's a protected class?
That's fair, maybe of a different demographic (race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc.. ) is better.
An interesting idea.
Maybe a whole host of homophobes would pretend to be gay to vote against something, but then realise they actually like this little “pretend” thing. They’d commit to it.