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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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 10 points 1 year ago

There really isn't a critical mass of users here to do that in order to be worthwhile.

[–] Gamey@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

As an alternative we have the same memes you know for years in everyones feed here but I actually kind of love that because it's only the best of them!

[+] donut4ever@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

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[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We still have inline images in comments though which are arguably just as bad, if not worse. I can't be the only one that noticed how rapidly /r/unexpected comment sections went to absolute shit when gif comments became a thing in the Reddit mobile app.

I've already seen numerous cases of people using the place like discord and dropping gifs in reply to a comment, and getting upvoted because "lol moving pictures".

They contribute nothing, they're distracting, take up a lot of space in the comment chain if you like compact mode, often spammed by users that have nothing intelligent to add but feel the need for attention anyway.

I'm patiently waiting for the setting to disable it.

[–] AlolanYoda@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

You're lucky if you get a full word. The worst were the one letter chains that culminated in F U C K M E or something.

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

It reminds me of the time I first started taking antidepressants and they started kicking in. "Holy shit, is this how everyone else feels all the time? This is amazing!" Mine is cripplingly bad and I've had it my entire life. Being a suicidal 7 year old is apparently not normal.

[–] jere_mia@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your absolutly right, but still I miss the holups.

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[–] Trebuchet@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

The r/dontputyourdickinthat was seemingly unending

[–] PotjiePig@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Welcome, please leave your shoes at the door!

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[–] UdeRecife 4 points 1 year ago

One day at a time. Only for today. This is how I'm taking this ride. I'm happy with Lemmy as is. I'm in the here, hopefully in the fediverse now.

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