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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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Agreed! I'm by no means endorsing the grift, I'm just (as) objectively (as I can) observing the rules of the game. Or, rather yet, how the game implicitly expects us to min-max.

And, yes, a rational system would encourage the development of standards and principles, it would try to function based on mutual respect and empathy. And this would be beyond even moral considerations, to bring it full circle, as our survival has been and always will be collective - no one human being can survive completely on their own forever, and especially not when we're rocking 8+ billion members and we've become so interconnected.

Incidentally, it's why I don't understand the anti-globalists. Like, what are you expecting to do, maintain your contemporary standard of living by doing it all yourself? Which'll be first, figuring out broadband internet, or how to build an alarm clock from scratch?