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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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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 154 points 4 days ago (42 children)

There's never been a middle class. The illusion of the "lazy poor" is fabricated by the wealth class to divide the working class.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 74 points 4 days ago (34 children)

Yes there was.

In 1960 the US minimum wage was $1.00/hour and the average house was $11,000.00.

Two kids could get married on high school graduation day and be self supporting homeowners by the time they turned 25.

Of course in those days, the rich were content with a mere $1 million...

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Was going to bring up interest rates, but apparently a 30 year mortgage in 1960 was something like 7%. Which...isn't that bad.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Mortgage rates were in the teens in the early 80s.

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Yeah, that's why I brought it up. I always assumed they were high in the 60s too.

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