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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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    • 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.
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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Interesting thought but I can't see it.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 0 points 15 hours ago

Interesting thought but I can't see it.

You're an average guy, unemployed, and take a position with ICE. You see with your own eyes that there is near zero good going on. You see very bad things, and recognize that there is no way for this apparatus to go away quietly, given the lengths that they've gone through to keep outside eyes away from their concentration camps.

You feel imminent collapse.

Do you keep working like nothing is happening, or do you start thinking about how to avoid persecution?