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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. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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After migrating from Reddit, it’s jarring that comment sections aren’t cluttered with hashtag-style comments that are just links to subreddits like /HoLuP/ (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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I love that comment sections here are like, y’know, discussions and stuff. Not just the same jokes and parroted phrases over and over and over.

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[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's really nice here. I find everyone is pleasant to one another.

[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Strange, isn’t it? Takes some time to get used to.

Then, once you start to get used to it, you realize how screwed up reddit must have been for civility to seem strange.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I'm just so excited to have conversations again which aren't full of negativity. I didn't really see how toxic Reddit was until RIF closed down.

My first social media was Livejournal (I bet you're too young to know what that is), which was a private blogging platform, and it was full of really beautiful intimate friendships I maintain to this day 24 years later. I hope for similar vibes for Lemmy.