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r/Showerthoughts

34,017,565 subscribers — A subreddit for sharing those miniature epiphanies that make the mundane more amazing.

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Top posts this week

The 10 highest-scored posts from the last 7 days — ranking by real score over a week naturally filters out posts that got removed shortly after posting.

PostScorePosted
Women don't want children anymore because the village that used to raise children is essentially gone. You're on your own these days.376186d ago
In 200 years, some stranger will be sleeping in your room, with no clue who you were.51406d ago
I'm the slow npc my dog has to follow.28414d ago
If ghosts kill people and those people become ghosts too, that's basically reproduction.20425d ago
To guarantee a child's right to education, we first deny their right to refuse it.15936d ago
A distant ancestor decided to try sharpening things, and then everything changed.11104d ago
With everything you read about in history books, you had an ancestor alive in that time period witnessing it happen.8863d ago
The defining trait of ignorant people is self-assuredness. Their narrow, obscured worldview makes them feel secure in their misinformed opinions.8846d ago
Cartoons/anime spend less time in production even though they're fully illustrated compared to heavy CGI movies.7275d ago
Something deep inside of us makes us feel the urge to share our private thoughts to random strangers on the internet.5036d ago

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  • Your entire thought must be in the post's title.
  • Submissions must be offered in error-free English.
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  • No done-to-death or banned submissions.
  • No spam or spam-enabling activity of any kind.
  • Remain civil at all times.

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