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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Part of why internet search sucks is that many gave up trying in the face of Google. (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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Pseudo-monopolies are great at extinguishing imagination like that, and tbh Google search (as I understand its basic setup) was only as good as it was thanks to timing and few really good competitors.

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[–] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks! Also trying out these just to evaluate this past week, lol.

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