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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.

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 18 points 20 hours ago (2 children)
[–] cobalt32@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

That's a good explanation of generational poverty and why it's so expensive to be poor, but if Vimes is looking for the real reason the rich are so rich, he should read about surplus labor value. He seems to have ignored the broader class dynamics at play under capitalism.

Or maybe things are different on Discworld, I haven't actually read the books.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 1 points 4 hours ago

Funny enough he ends up marrying into extreme wealth lol

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world -1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

plenty of rich people debt spend.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

Yes, but they can afford to debt spend for better things they end up spending less for in the long run.

Did you actually read the quote, or are you just going off the biggest text?