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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 most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Im becoming unsettled. Maybe a few memes total on first two pages. How could things go so bad? Where are the yester beans gone?

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[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Real political discourse is too heavily censored in corporate spaces

[–] stopdropandprole@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

OP is onto something.

maybe people are getting sad out there. maybe news is coming at us fast.. because change (unprecedented bad bad change) is happening faster than ever before?

it's a sign of the times. people blaming news junkies or whining about blocking comms don't get it. we're no longer living in a time when we can afford to ignore what's happening around us.

ps, I'm not arguing against memes. in fact go check !conservative@lemmy.world it's been turned into a satire comm under new mods and it's wonderful!

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Can’t ignore it.

Can’t change it.

Only heartburn.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Don't ever think you can't change it.

Audrey Hepburn was a teenager when the Nazis invaded.

She could only dance, but that's what she did.

There's always a way to fight.

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/10/02/audrey-hepburn-and-the-nazis-how-wartime-tyranny-turned-a-hollywood-icon-into-a-humanitarian/

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 1 week ago

I think we can change it. We just have to say, "Mountain, be thou removed" and get busy with our shovels to help remove it. It won't be easy, but it is doable.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What happened?

People pay attention to memes more than news...

I blocked all the stupid meme communities as soon as I started using Lemmy, glad to see actual discussion is replacing brain rot tho.

It's a good thing.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

God forbid we have any space without the constant never ending same arguments right?

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You can.

You can subscribe to every stupid brain rot meme sub you want, and when you're ready to turn your brain off just switch to only viewing subscribed communities.

No one is saying not to do that, burnout is real and what fascists hope for.

So by all means, take your breaks. Check out and don't think about it for a day or two. But come back and care about the important shit again.

But when viewing /all and seeing the top post be actual discussions on serious topics it's a good thing.

It means right now more people are choosing that over the brain rot. Hopefully it becomes the norm, but we still need to rotate off for a break, it's not gonna be a short fight against fascism. No one is going to make it to the end without some breaks.

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