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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 most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago

That's not a world war, it's a handful of regional conflict level wars.

A world war is defined by the scale and involvement level. The world wars reshaped continents and put most of the world on wartime production footing... We're very, very far from that

Taiwan had the ability to kick off a world war, because the whole world relies on TSMC. But the fabs being built in China, the US, and the EU seem to me to be a compromise between the power blocks - once they're completed NATO will probably just let China invade Taiwan without lifting a finger

WWIII isn't a big concern of mine... The conditions just aren't unfolding that way