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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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If we call reddit users redditors, what do we call lemmy users (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A lot of people say fedditors but that sounds way too derivative of reddit

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

And at some point, someone looking for a payday^1^ is going to take video of us being herded off a cliff by an asshole^2^ even though we don’t actually do that unless provoked, and it will become a totally wrong impression of us that enters the common knowledge base.

^1^ every online tech journal

^2^ spez

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Ironic, since lemmings don't actually jump off cliffs. The people making the documentary (Disney) that's famous from actually threw them over the cliff to make it interesting.