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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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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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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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[–] benderbeerman@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

No, to the Christians, it's not "raping a child" it's "sex with underage women/females/etc..."

In their religion, it was totally normal to ~~have sex with~~ rape children, even and especially when it's their own child.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

its just disgusting how short time ago it was legal, accepted and even encouraged.

My grandmother was sold off at like 13 to a man 4x her age to marry. and she, to this day, sees nothing wrong with it.

Which is especially wild, cause if you told her about that being done to a kid today, she'd be enraged by it.