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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:
- 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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This is what Franz Kafka means in some of his stories. The tyranny of bureaucracy. A structure and organisation so complex, it's oppressing the individual, both physically and mentally.
I forgot what the term is, but there is the idea that using jargon heavily is a way to exclude the masses from discussions and information.
But yeah, this elitism, even in the business world, is a flex saying "I know better and I am better than you. Therefore, I am superior. I can control you." I would say that my industry is not nearly as abused with jargons, as in not mincing words to say nothing of value, but my current company and work is definitely Kafkaesque.
Haha then you should watch Office Space! Personally, I know of someone who is in IT and a son of a farmer. He said that he'd rather be a farmer like his dad, in his home country of India, if money is not an issue. Me, I'd rather be a polymath if money is not an issue.