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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 only if this becomes a trend and many rich people die.
Even then, it’s not a guarantee that the rich won’t manipulate the masses with scapegoating.
Just like with a lot of thought experiments, you have to assume people will react rationally, so far they have which is kind of rare.
AFAIK it is actually a trend in more oppressive countries like Russia. I do suspect this will be a rising trend in the US. Especially with the rise in gun violence. I mean heck it was only a few months ago there were several attempts on Trump's life.
But then, as you can see, media will try to paint the hero as a crazy/nazi/whatever bad person.
Everyone who has half a brain is cheering this guy on.
But in Russia they like to defenestrate themselves
^Sorry I just really wanted to use that word in a sentence^