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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.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] LemmyBruceLeeMarvin@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 18 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

The bourgeoisie do not receive a wage. They receive our wages in the form of profit. If a maximum wage was introduced in the current system it would be made to benefit the bourgeois as they are the ones writing our laws.

[–] HaiZhung@feddit.org 8 points 22 hours ago

We need a wealth tax, is what you want to say. Tax wealth not work.

[–] veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They don't get wealth from labor, it's all about owning the shit that gets them wealth.

And even then, they don't sell it to buy things, they use it as leverage to spend the banks' money.

So it's really about taxing dividends, and any loans gained from leveraging assets.