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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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showerthoughts is just a place for people who don't have microblogging social media to dump their random thoughts (iusearchlinux.fyi)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I should open a Mastodon account

[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I have a Mastodon account but I'm too socially anxious to actually post there

I'm also too socially anxious to post here but the comment format helps me get over it sometimes

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Feels more conversational vs shouting into the void vibe.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

That's why I've never understood microblogging. I have a mastodon it just seems totally pointless tho.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

The illusion of anonymity helps a lot. Nobody knows what we look like or what our net worth is or what gross habits we have, we're all on even playing ground here, sharing our thoughts as anonymous humans.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I get you. I have a private journal that I post my thoughts on, as I don't want some random person I don't know chiming in.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago

I prefer the communities method more, since slows down my over sharing

[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 months ago

Showerthoughts goes meta

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is that a problem?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 4 months ago

Ain't no one said it was, pitchforks down

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago

You can expect more interaction on the showethought itself. IMO microblogs are more about poster, thread style forum is for a topic.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

If the options are u/showerthoughts or ~~Twitter~~ X, then I choose u/showerthoughts.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

mastodon,?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I agree. Things are much more dignified over here.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Oh no

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not nearly as racist, though

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

This just in: @[email protected] admits to not knowing what the fediverse is – on the fediverse.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Is there an actual mind dump community? I would have been a bigger Twitter user if I didn't feel like I was speaking into a void.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I see what you did there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I'm gonna pretend like I didn't post this on microblogging fedi 2 months ago already