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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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- The entire showerthought must be in the title
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- 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
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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.
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The only time people complain about rules is when they have broken them or intend to break them.
They seem upset for not being able to harass people for some reason, I'm just curious which form of harassment they feel is justified.
This is such a fascist take.
"If you speak out against the party then you are an enemy of the people"
"If you do not subjugate under Sharia then you are an infidel"
That's not at all what I am saying. I think you may have become the thing you are raging against.
The lack of self insight is just astounding. This is literally what this post is about. Your black and white thinking and talking points mirrors that of MAGA. You just randomly happened to choose another set of beliefs, but you are every single bit as dogmatic and clueless.
I find this hilarious because you keep raging about people calling someone fascist for not sharing the exact same opinion, yet that's exactly what you're doing, accusing me of being something I'm not because you won't take the time to understand what I'm saying.
No, you are. You are just in denial about it.
It's anarchy in here!
Incorrect. There have been plenty of cases where an observer criticizes existing rules and their application due to inherent bias rather than an unfavorable interaction.
People who see wrongdoing and act to stop them without personal gain do exist.
You're right. I suppose I should have said, you don't complain about rules that you agree with. But generally, when someone's on here complaining about being silenced and specifically quotes "People should not be harassed for these reasons:" I'd bet it was because they harassed somebody for one of those reasons and they feel that they should be able to do that.
You're doing so much projection here it's genuinely sad.
Your logic relies on a cherrypicked take of the anarchist code of conduct to manufacture a smear. You selectively cited the list of prohibited behaviors while deliberately ignoring the sections that protect rational discourse. By removing that context, you’ve created a false binary: either one submits to YOUR specific method of centralized policing, or they are a bigot who wants to harass marginalized groups. Which is exactly the kind of behavior I'm criticizing. Waving the anarchist flag because of the good parts (anti-bigotry) while ignoring the difficult parts (personal responsibility, critical thinking).
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