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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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[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

All business is built to extract as much resource control as possible from everywhere. The natural goal for all business is the complete control of everything, a monopoly on all resources, with zero responsibility.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No it's not "natural," because corporations themselves are not "natural." We created them, and they've only gained more and more power and less and less accountability because we let them. It doesn't have to be that way. Being granted a corporate charter is a privilege, not a right; we don't have to let corporations that act against the public interest continue to exist.

See also: https://reclaimdemocracy.org/corporate-accountability-history-corporations-us/

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

Everything is natural since it all comes from nature, like us, unless you believe in something silly, like God.