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

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The fun part is, he's white af, not American by birth, but white. Nobody told him why he was harassed, cops just told him that loitering is a crime, asked him where he lives and where his car is, and checked that he actually drives away.

[–] GoldAxolotl@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This is very exemplarily story. It shows us that race or any other differences between people never were the real problems. Problems are psychopathic schizophrenics with dementia who think they're irreplaceable wise rulers of everything.

Wishing all the best to you and your friend.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

This is a single anecdote, it doesn't show anything. Statistically, this happens to people of colour way more than white people, so the racism is also a big problem.