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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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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ah yes, people no longer going to jail over a flower to be exploited for slave labor and lose all future job prospects is such a scam 🤷‍♀️

[–] brooke592@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's not that its legal; it's the legal market.

Everyone buying their weed legally is getting scammed to high-heaven.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Everyone who lives under capitalism is getting scammed to high heaven, I don't know why we should limit that statement to encompass only one market...

[–] brooke592@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Some are getting scammed significantly harder than others.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

We live in a world of scammers and scammees. Some people even scam others while getting scammed themselves. It's scammers all the way down.