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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If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology's problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Im not having much luck getting top/bottom accepted at my job.

[–] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago

Too ambiguous- bottoms are kings.