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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. Avoid politics (NEW RULE as of 5 Nov 2024, trying it out)
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct

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[–] _bcron_@lemmy.world 58 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Truth Social seems to be a target-rich environment for people who are easy to con.

you don't say

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

let me tell you about this secret knowledge lamestream media doesn't want you to know

[–] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Soup@lemmy.cafe 0 points 1 month ago
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sir this is showerthoughts

[–] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lol, think folks can't read time stamps, mate?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

What? I don't have any doubt you can read a timestamp.

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This post was reported for being a news article not a shower thought. Also it seems like several of the comments are concerned that it is political.

There isn't a rule against posting a link. The article does seem relevant and OP's thought isn't taken from the article, it seems unique, like something you might think of in the shower after reading the article.

There isn't a rule against political posts. Many posts have some component of politics to them.

Thank you all for being civil with each other. Thank you all for commenting and reporting when think something is pushing the limits on what should be considered a "shower thought", it's an abstract concept, so social pressure is helpful in shaping the community. I try to error on the side of being permissive.

As always, I am open to feedback.

Edit: spelling, ironically

[–] Soup@lemmy.cafe 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He’s to politics what submarines are to aviation.

[–] SketchySeaBeast@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

And, with any luck, when he finally implodes he'll take a few billionaires with him.

[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The misspellings are against spam filters

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Could be both, I've gotten emails where a word is spelled correctly some time, and then spolled wrong other times

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I see whot you did there.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

It’s to identify people that are an easy mark, and avoid people that are more observant.

[–] doleo@lemmy.one 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Would around 50% of Americans fall for an email scam?

[–] ech@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Truthfully? I'd bet an uncomfortable percentage of all people fall for common email scams all the time. But trumps base doesn't represent 50% of the country. More accurately, 33% of Americans fall for it, 33% push against it, and 33% don't think it's a big enough problem to mail in a form letter once every 4 years.

[–] peanuts4life@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I mean, if the ex president of the United States sent out the scam email, perhaps!

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

He does. Frequently.

"Buy commemorative coins, crypto, watches and Bibles to own the libs!"

I've seen my grandma's email.

[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Its actually around 20-25%% if you account for the popular vote (which was not close) and people who did not vote, despite being eligible.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Honestly, these stories are sad. Half the reports even end with them holding out some hope that their money is still in some fake account (because they have screenshots!), or that the person that conned them was not the perpetrator.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

I’ve tried multiple times to respond to these scam emails, I honestly don’t know what you have to say to get scammed. I’m totally ready to quickly go buy a temporary credit card from target or whatever

That’s why I’m voting for Rachele Fruit!

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

those spam/scam emails[sic] with intentional misspellings

.... like 'emails'? Do your 'emails' have 'datas' in them?

[–] Steve@startrek.website 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

they're saying "email" is the plural of "email," and saying "emails" is like saying "datas" as the plural of "data," which is weird since "emails" is definitely valid.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

.... like 'emails'? Do your 'emails' have 'datas'[sic] in them?

You mean ‘datums’?