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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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When you are a penny stock trader, you basically are doing stocks for poor and low-income people. Imagine trying to break into the finance world, and all you do is penny stocks for fucking poor people.

Feel bad for them.

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[–] Magnum@infosec.pub 4 points 2 days ago
[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 32 points 4 days ago

Tell me you don't know what penny socks are without saying you don't know what a penny stock is.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago

Huh? That's not what that is.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 16 points 4 days ago

Sir, this is a Wendy's

[–] certified_expert@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 6 points 3 days ago

Jordan Belfort would like a word.