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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.

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[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah it's not really a bad thing if you're about it. Religious aspects aside the (general, it varies) Amish approach to technology is that each thing is looked at very intentionally with community integrity in mind. Instead of everything for everyone, technology is considered a tool.

Most people don't get cell phones to scroll tik tok slop, but they might let a business owner have one with a limited plan for planning jobs for their business.

Most people don't get cars because they encourage people to live farther apart and are expensive, but they might allow solar charged e-scooters