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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A thousand people will read this. (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by fool to c/[email protected]

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edit: shortened thoughts

If I get 50 up/downvotes then 500 people of all different walks of life read this, since only the distribution's tails vote. If that's 5-10% at each tail, then the 80-90% who thought the post or comment was mild have seen it and have not spoken.

If I leave it in the showerthoughts queue for ten days, then future people will see it too. Maybe they're from a year away!

Idk. Just sonder

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

It feels eerily similar to leaving the house and never having a reason to actually talk to anyone (that's also me living on the edge of Nowhere).

Slightly better chances here I guess. I'd say it feels more sparse here but I guess thinking back other platforms either had similar results or other issues.