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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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[–] Bushwhack@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Can someone TL;DR the beans? I slept last night and woke up to Lemmy just being beans… wtf.

[–] Ktanaqui@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There was a post about a can of beans yesterday... literally just that. "Here's a can of beans"... since then, the beans have taken over 😅

I think the point of this shower thought is a good one though: despite not being centralized, the beans still spread in a very reddit-like fashion...

[–] lenninscjay@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

This is great! This is the kind of wacky behavior that generates personality, community, media coverage, interest and curiosity, As ironic as it is, I think this is a milestone for the fediverse.

It’s also the beginnings of a collective conscious which means the fediverse is inching towards a critical mass of some sort.

I’m pretty sure Reddit back in its frontier days had several wacky trends take over.

Just my opinion but I’m loving it and I think it’s a good thing,

[–] RatzChatsubo@vlemmy.net 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a great indication when a social network gets large enough to meme. That's why people care and are actively making original content for a change. It's a great sign!

[–] Bushwhack@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can’t upvote your shit. Server too overloaded. Another great sign.

Here’s an up arrow to show my support.

⬆️

If lemmy.world is too overloaded you can't even vote, that's definitely a sign to create an account on a smaller instance. Best part of Lemmy is you can make an account on a different server and subscribe to all the same content

[–] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TL;DR Mr. Bean fought spez in a 1vs1 cage fight so now bean is the new hero.

[–] Cartman@lemmywinks.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did Musk and Zuckerberg do their thing already, or is that still on?

Yes they had their coming out and adopted their first child together. It's called X Æ A-12

[–] zinklog@lemmy.fmhy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Top of all time post on lemmy is now about beans.

this is the post: https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/559757

[–] charlytune@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've seen nothing about beans what's wrong with me

[–] Bushwhack@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh sweet child… you’re missing out. The beans got me.

[–] charlytune@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As soon as I posted that comment all the bean posts started appearing.

They're listening.

[–] Bushwhack@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It’s the algorithm!