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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:
- 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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- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- No politics
- 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
- Posts must be original/unique
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I think we could all poach a negative connotation from two groups but it doesn't really make it a showerthought.
"If you believe in God, you're a gullible sucker but as soon as you become an atheist, you're going to burn in hell."
"If you drive the speed limit, you're holding up traffic but as soon as you speed, you're a reckless scofflaw."
"Masturbate in the privacy of your home and you're a dirty individual but as soon as you masturbate in the privacy of someone else's home, all of a sudden, you're a sexual predator."
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Of course you're right. Anyone who calls someone an evil capitalist is in my experience never ever ever someone to call immigrants welfare leeches.
But.... I don't know if that's Wong's point. He may be pointing out that as an immigrant, you will either be hated by the conservative half of America or the progressive half of America depending on how successful you are, so you're damned if you do, damned if you don't. Yes, to your point, it's different groups doing the damning. But from the immigrant's standpoint that doesn't feel much nicer.