this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2026
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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:

Rules

  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

If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.

Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

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[–] remon@ani.social 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Sure, but it really wouldn't matter.

[–] InGodWeThrust@quokk.au 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Fun fact, if writing a postcard from Australia, you're supposed to leave the stamp outline in the lower left corner and write it "upside down", so it will be normally readable by the receiver in the normal way countries

[–] Carnelian@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If it wasn’t for it not mattering, it would matter

[–] notsure@fedia.io 5 points 2 days ago

get back in your box, schrodinger...

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I once saw a postcard where the text was written “sideways” like on a regular sheet of paper.

Some people are ungovernable.

[–] judgyweevil@feddit.it 1 points 1 day ago
[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

There is literally nothing stoping you from doing that anyway.

[–] notsure@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago

So, there are these rules of life, and no one tells you about them, but you get some clues...