Often followed by, "I said that?"
this post was submitted on 09 Mar 2025
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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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Then you read your original comment and, no, you didn't say that; someone's just trying to gaslight you or they're straw manning.
Or they keep explaining what you already said because they don't understand nuance or context.
Or your take is just fucking bad and your ego won't let you admit it, one of the two.
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Normally people just hardcore virtue signaling.
If your in for a wild ride, you can post something like "Steam sucks", or ask anything about "Hexbear". If you just want positive attention, go with "What's the best distro for.....?"
Steam does suck though? It's hard to use, and most things are better boiled/blanched or fried.
Looks like we have a noob that wouldn't survive 10 minutes in a kitchen lobby here. Everyone knows that cooking with steam preserves nutrients, enhances flavor, and retains the natural texture of food.
Seriously. This punk thinks he can have any form of serious power without steam. What a chump
Well you can have solar, wind, and hydroelectric without steam, so it's not like you need steam
I didn't say there weren't some forms of generation that didn't involve steam. I'm just saying those pathetic puny sources will never amount to the energy produced by generating steam. The sun won't always shine, and the wind won't always blow. And there's only so many places you can capture flowing water. And even the most effective forms of solar use solar thermal to make steam. We just have to admit that steam is the GOAT
They discovered a new power source!
Does it involve creating steam and generating power from that?
Well, huh, never mind.
If you just want positive attention, go with “What’s the best distro for…?”
Clearly the best distro is Windows 10!
[Insert angry rant about Windows]
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Lmao yeah sometimes. Since I mostly shitpost I just assume that the posts have had the intended effect of either making people laugh or working them up a little about something they care about. Just enough to make them share some stuff they're really passionate about. I like hearing people's unfiltered opinions.
O, i know the feeling
True dat mate.
it amazes me with what gets the most attention.
The biggest responses I've ever gotten by far have all been asking for alternatives to popular tech. 😏
on Lemmy that's just karma farming.
Usually there's enough context and it's recent enough I sort of remember. I haven't had a lot of ancient replies here, but Reddit was great for that, and that's exactly what I would think. What the hell are they talking about? What was really surreal was rereading what I wrote and vaguely remembering it, but sometimes the wording being a bit different than what I might say now. Not necessarily the point, just how I said it, as people do change with age. I don't regret anything I've every said though, it's why I've left my Reddit account alone, that plus it would probably be undeleted anyway and I've moved on.
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