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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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[–] dojan@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'd love to be able to block an entire instance. @lemmynsfw has a tonne of creepy-ass communities dedicated to posting pictures of female celebrities. There's never any sort of real content, just celebrities, sometimes in revealing clothes, and creepy titles like "beautiful" or "wow" or something like that.

Was just scrolling through the All feed and saw one for Sadie Sink. The entire thing gives me the willies, it's so gross.

[–] Bread@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

If you are using android, connect for lemmy can block instances. It is much more peaceful. It even blocks the comments from the users. Although you can have them show as you come across them if you so choose.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

That is already possible, at least on the 2 apps I've used. Don't know about the browser version, but most apps have this option.

[–] kostel_thecreed@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is horrible imo. I personally turned off NSFW since I don't really care about missing out on gore or the likes.

[–] Damage@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

Except people use NSFW to mark spoilers as well

[–] Crul@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

FYI: I use this usercript to block whole instances: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/469297-block-lemmy-instances You need to edit line 17

Here adapted to work also with MLMYM (https://old.lemmy.world): https://pastebin.com/z0mShfDP

[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The real content doesn't appear in its feed when you're not logged in (due to being NSFW), so it misleadingly seems like the celebrity stuff is the only content there. You need to visit specific communities such as !gonewild@lemmynsfw.com.

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

I don't want the real content, I don't want any content from that place.

[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then why did you even browse it?

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

I don’t. It shows up on the all feed.

[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

Understandable. In that case, blocking it is the best you can do.

[–] gowan@reddthat.com -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sadie Sink is 21. If the pictures are recent that's not as bad as you might think

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That really doesn't change the ick-factor. Reese Witherspoon is probably in her 40s and it creeps me out just as much.

[–] gowan@reddthat.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Barring creepy titles, a focus on a child celebrity, creepy or comments collections of pics of someone that others find attractive is just that. I think you just have an issue with someone else's "thing".

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah. Because the thing is creepy as hell.

[–] gowan@reddthat.com 0 points 1 year ago

That really seems like a you problem.