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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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[–] AvocadoCumToast@lemmy.zip 8 points 52 minutes ago

Move fast and break regulations that gave people a respectable life.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The fact that ANYONE thought ZUck's motto was clever in anyway, just show how stupid and/or hypnotized we all are

[–] r_se_random@sh.itjust.works 6 points 56 minutes ago

Naah. Within a controlled, small environment it works.

At a scale where the product influences how people see reality then it doesnt work.

I guess the real show of stupidity was how we let a tech startup shape our vision of reality itself.

[–] EatYourOrach@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 minutes ago

Having worked in the homes of very wealthy folk, I can confirm that "move fast and break things" was always missing the part where the rich bastard’s nanny/gardener/housekeeper/etc takes the blame for shit being broken and gets their pay docked, while the Baby Elon-Zuck-Altmans of the world get an ice cream and a snuggle. Same shit happens when they grow up to be Big Boys.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 6 points 56 minutes ago* (last edited 56 minutes ago)

Break other people's things, repeatedly charge them to fix it without fixing it, pay politicians to make it illegal for someone else to fix it.