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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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So basically what the climate protesters are doing.
YES! As my aunt would tell me: if you aren't getting arrested, you aren't making an impact.
Ehhhh.... they're more so just being a bit... annoying once in a while. They make the cause look bad sometimes. Throwing soup on a van Gogh just looks a little dumb.
Because only the annoying parts get put into oligarch-controlled media.
You could buy a gun and do it yourself. Why does it need to be someone else's job to do it for you?
Problem is I'm not a climate protestor and don't give a shit about the climate because I'm barely able to afford rent. What's stopping you from doing it?
Then why are you complaining that climate activism is ineffective?
Because it's been protested my entire life since I was a child and nothing has been done about it, so I've given up hope.
Why do you wish that?
The only way you are hearing about protesters on privately owned media is if those billionaires want you to hear about them.