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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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- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- 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
- Posts must be original/unique
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Google doesn't kill services quickly, they kill longstanding services that didn't gain sufficient traction in their eyes, even if they are well loved by many.
They killed the Tenor API which was very popular and the only reason why people still used Tenor was:
They will for sure kill tenor itselt in a year or 2 because everyone stopped using it
I still miss Google Reader and G+, yes, I did like G+
Google kills lots of products quickly
https://killedbygoogle.com/
Used to.
Now they just don't make anything. They continually twist the screws on what they already have.
Last new Google product I can remember is Stadia.
Anti-gravity maybe is the latest product they made
They make dystopia. It's very popular.
Kind of like Netflix.
It’s the same thing with Aldi. If it’s not popular enough, it’s just wasting shelf space and needs to go.