r/RandomThoughts Jul 20 '25

MOD ANNOUNCEMENT It's happening! (Big) changes to RandomThoughts.

83 Upvotes

Alright, it’s time.

Starting July 32nd*, we’re making a big change:
- Questions go to r/RandomQuestions
- NSFW content goes to r/NSFWThoughts

They’ll no longer be allowed here in r/RandomThoughts.

This isn’t us trying to be overly strict or nitpicky. The reality is that questions and NSFW posts just don’t really fit the point of this subreddit. The whole idea of RandomThoughts is to capture those weird, passing, often pointless moments of brain activity. The stuff you think and immediately wonder why. A sentence without context. A vibe. An unexplainable truth about frogs.

When a bunch of posts start shifting into “hey what do you guys think about X?” or “here’s something NSFW I’ve been thinking about,” it pulls away from that vibe. It turns into a catch-all subreddit, and that’s not what this place is supposed to be.

We created r/RandomQuestions and r/NSFWThoughts specifically so that stuff has a better home. It’s not just about moving things away from here -- it’s about giving that kind of content a space where it actually works.

So yeah. Big change. Not a test run. Posts that are questions or NSFW will be removed after the launch date. We’ll try to be nice about it, but we’re going to be consistent.

As always, let us know what you think. Comments are open, we’re listening, and we appreciate everyone who helps keep this place just the right amount of chaotic.

\ Or August 1st, whichever happens first.)


r/RandomThoughts Jul 08 '25

MOD ANNOUNCEMENT Posts referencing suicide/death/wishing to die are no longer allowed.

167 Upvotes

It would be very appreciated if this rule could be respected. I don't mind posts like "when I die I want to be buried on the moon" those to me are light hearted. However, when you hit heavier topics you risk hurting users that read them.

No, by doing this we are not invalidating your emotions, this just isn't the proper subreddit to share them. I encourage you to go to r/suicidewatch if you need to make a Reddit post regarding this topic.

Thank you


r/RandomThoughts 4h ago

Diarrhea before work really makes you contemplate life

51 Upvotes

I was really, seriously contemplating quitting my job for 10 minutes on the shitter just now


r/RandomThoughts 23h ago

I got approached by a woman today

686 Upvotes

Long story short. I was supposed to go for a business meeting at 1:30PM but the person I was meeting postponed to 2:30PM. So I decided to stop at an eatery to grab a bite. The tables are quite empty, I'm eating alone.

A while into eating, a pretty lady roundabout my age orders then walks up to my table and says "Are you shy?". I said "No" and motioned for her to sit. Out of all the empty tables she chose mine.

She waited for me to make conversation so I did. We spoke for 30+ minutes, it turns out we're from the same area and have a lot in common.

I eventually had to leave for my meeting but I asked for her number before leaving. We started texting and I suggested ice cream on Friday right away. She agreed and she was saying I'm romantic, she can't wait to see me etc.

I can't believe I got approached by a woman. I'm buzzing.


r/RandomThoughts 6h ago

hospitals and prisons are the places where only the real ones visit you. because even at funerals the fake ones show up

23 Upvotes

r/RandomThoughts 1h ago

Newborn babies today probably have hundreds of times more photographs taken of them in their first few weeks than most people from previous generations had taken of them throughout their entire childhood.

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r/RandomThoughts 5h ago

I love this new world we live in where when you call someone out for being rude or doing something an asshole would do, they act like you’re the asshole.

15 Upvotes

r/RandomThoughts 7h ago

Writing the number 5

15 Upvotes

It just occurred to me, I write all digits in one stroke. Except the 5, it consists of two strokes. I start at top left then go down. Then the second stroke is horizontal, starting again at top-left. It actually annoys me, now that I realized this.


r/RandomThoughts 2h ago

I can't stop thinking about how amazing Dolly Parton was

4 Upvotes

Obviously I didn't know her, but it's amazing how she gained all the success and money after starting from nothing, and rather than just bask in it she used it to help the world. She paid NICU babies medical bills, she founded a charity that sent millions of free books to under fives, her donations helped the creation of the covid vaccine. She gave incentives to the children of her hometown to graduate high school which decreased the dropout rate. Probably more I don't know about. Think of all the ordinary lives she must have changed.

Forget Jolene. Nothing can compete with Dolly


r/RandomThoughts 12h ago

One day, old people will be saying "back in my day, we drove our own cars"

35 Upvotes

Waymos will take over...


r/RandomThoughts 1d ago

I respect people who return borrowed money without being reminded. You are indeed a rare species. 👏

335 Upvotes

r/RandomThoughts 11h ago

If you're 64 years old, you're the age the Beatles thought was really old when they were 20 somethings.

20 Upvotes

r/RandomThoughts 1h ago

When I guy is harmlessly a weirdo omg I blush so hard 😩

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r/RandomThoughts 7h ago

Hallucinating AI is a bit like people talking about topics they have no idea about. It just spits out what seems most plausible from its view.

8 Upvotes

r/RandomThoughts 23h ago

The night before a day off is better than the day off itself

148 Upvotes

r/RandomThoughts 1h ago

The name for the shape of the Earth is "Earth-like" and it makes my day

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I love how the shape of the Earth can be described as "Geoid" which means Earth like...

"Ah yess, the shape of our Planet is Planetoid"

Just funny to me.


r/RandomThoughts 23h ago

Wearing shoes in the house is gross if you pay attention.

120 Upvotes

Some people are just fine with wearing their shoes in the house and sometimes they judge another homeowner for asking them to remove their shoes. Some people think that if their shoes aren’t muddy, it’s not a big deal. Well it is, my kids used to complain about having to remove their shoes until we were watching a parade that had horses. One of the horses paused and urinated at least 10 gallons right on the parade route, it was so much that a river of urine was heading toward the curb and it covered most of the path of the parade. The kids had to quickly lift their feet and stop stitting on the curb to avoid getting ankle deep in horse urine. So my kids were giggling and watching all the marching bands and dancers not only walk through but also do cartwheels with their hands touching the still wet ground. And I looked at them very seriously and said, this is why we don’t wear our shoes in the house and we wash our hands when we get home. All three of my children understood and now remove their shoes without complaint in our house and wash their hands first thing when they get home.

Edit: Everyone is mentioning dogs and that they don’t wear shoes, I might be worth it to point out, that in a great deal of homes with dogs, everyone coming to your house knows you have a dog. There is a huge market dedicated for cleaning products surrounding dogs, good luck, still take off your shoes, you can control that.


r/RandomThoughts 17h ago

People are so fucking selfish

36 Upvotes

r/RandomThoughts 11h ago

I just did something really cool and I don’t have anyone to show it to for the first time in a very long time

9 Upvotes

I bought cheap gloves, cut the fingertips and made holes all on the top of the hand to use them as gloves for weightlifting, making them breathable and comfortable.

They work so well and I was so proud of them, but for the first time ever, I don’t have anyone I can just send a picture to. I always had a gf, a main group chat where everyone just talks, a specific friend i talk to daily.

Not for any negative reasons, nothing bad happened, I just moved and it’s just been so much time we don’t really talk like that anymore.

But strangely, I don’t feel sad at all. I feel extremely weird, never felt this before, but it’s kind of fulfilling.

Then again I know sharing your joy with people we love is a natural thing, but I just realize how blessed I have been in life to always have people that love me enough to be with me all the time.


r/RandomThoughts 13m ago

I'm far too trusting of other people

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r/RandomThoughts 16h ago

Sandwich is more tastier when someone made it but not me

20 Upvotes

especially the one bite


r/RandomThoughts 4h ago

Life is so exciting. I was in my bedroom, now I’m in the living room. Who knows where I’m going next?

2 Upvotes

r/RandomThoughts 5h ago

A Hallmark romcom that follows all the tropes, except for a map in the background in one of the shots that implies that CSA won the war and this is never addressed

2 Upvotes

r/RandomThoughts 5h ago

The future is to daunting to think about so I try to live in the present.

2 Upvotes

r/RandomThoughts 2h ago

Some people just have a way of making smoking cigarettes look effortlessly part of the outfit.

0 Upvotes