Until you realise once your job is done after being activated you may not be worth retrieving or someone else's activation is to make sure you can't talk about what you have done.
this post was submitted on 04 Jan 2026
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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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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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That’s already a concern in my day to day life.
I’ve been deemed expendable by companies and people have shot at me. Shit just happens man, naturally.
Now I must hear what it is you do, that being used as target practice is a part of your current life.
Retail management. I recently left my job as a district manager for a dollar branded store chain.
I also in my free time help abused people get to the shelters.
I’ve been shot at three times 2 were protecting women leaving, once a banned customer who saw me out on a walk.
Edit: to be clear I was helping women pack not abducting then. When I saw “2 were protecting women” I was talking about me protecting the women not them shooting at me for abducting someone.
Seems like you need to go get a bodyguard certification so you can fight back.
I bet you’re talking about dollar tree or one of the chains they have. Really doesn’t surprise me; the management for that company is a few hairs short of a slumlord. Stay safe
I think the dude replying to me is a dissatisfied sleeper agent.
“The don’t pay your bills, you need certificatation and barb at the service desk is mean to me!”
Dude wear unionizing, don’t fight me, join me!
I’ve been deemed expendable by companies and people have shot at me.
That's not the typical experience... Mind elaborating a little?
I did in another comment.
More importantly five people liked that comment so it’s not as uncommon as you think
To use silly fake math 5 likes on lemmy is 100,000 on Reddit. That means 104 billion people have experienced it.
The less funny answer is, I’ve worked corporate jobs, and I’ve unfortunately seen people die. I’ve seen the math that goes into that. I’m kinda a safety nut now. “No ones going to pay you if you die watch out how you stack that. You have an arbitration agreement “
“We need you to get close to this person. We can’t tell you why”
“And you guys are assigning me friends! I love this job!“
“There’s a good chance one of you will have to betray the other later…”
“I know the risks of getting close to people Greg. I have inner thoughts too”
The fun part is that you can just decide thats what youe life currently is. Your memories of friends and family? All plants. Your lack of kung fu skills? Deliberately dormant until you receive the activation phrase.
I suddenly want to get really into kung fu lol
I also wanna just download the skills to my brain to be instantly good at it.
The best part if learning kung fu is the friends you meet along they way. I know zapping it into your mind doesn’t exist, but if it dissent choose that.
The healthiest part is meeting people. That’ll Kerry you further than the five finger death punch