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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.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts: 1

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I frequently post in AskLemmy so I think about questions a lot. For example, I was thinking about this in the shower and I was thinking "I really like this handmade soap. It's much better than the usual stuff we get" and then I came up with a related question: "What is something that you would rather buy handmade instead of mass-produced?"

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

Furniture that I designed myself.

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

My handmade soap is the best. Just ask around.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I did. But they all just said "First rule."

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'm not so sure. What about an observation like "The empty set contains no elements." ?

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

Why is it empty? Should there even be something in there? If it’s blank variable before a loop, it probably should be empty before you start appending stuff in it. If that’s the case, great job. 👍

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

If you're referring to the "empty set" and asking the question "why is it empty" you should probably step away from set theory for now.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Which set contains no elements?

Or, more in the spirit of OP's observation:

What are the fundamental rules for set theory?

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

You have to go more Im13andthisisdeep with it:

'When a set has no elements we call it empty. It's always unique, but contains nothing inside it. What is something else in your life that is also so simple and empty, yet utterly unique?'

Then you wait for a hundred replies, 50 listing various containers that are special to them and the other 50 telling you it's their soul that's empty.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Cool. Let’s test that. I can see that I tend to spend time in this community. What makes this place so much more interesting than other places on Lemmy?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Why, people like you ♥️

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Here are some flowers for you: 💐

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

What is this, PBS?