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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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[–] Engywuck@lemmy.zip 44 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You don't even need a movie for that.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago

If you turn on the news, you'll usually get a tragedy or a comedy depending on which way the wind is blowing.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 1 points 3 months ago

We also didn't need multiple movies with Russians as the bad guys, yet here we are.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 24 points 3 months ago

They were very careful not to even depict the Soviets as the bad guys, so I think you may have the wrong film series.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We did in The Living Daylights and Diamonds are Forever.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget Tomorow Never Dies.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

~~He was North Korean though.~~

Wrong one

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Your right. I need more drinks.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Are you saying you get smarter as you drink? Or that you need a drink to forget your embarassment?

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

....... Yes...

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Shaken, not stirred I suppose.

[–] OldGrayDog@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 3 months ago

Not like everything is perfect in the UK, you guys are trying to out do the US in government evil doings.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Most Bond villains are just eccentric billionaires using Sci-Fi technologies to become trillionaires through commodity speculation.

That's what Jaime Diamon and Warren Buffett have been doing for the last fifty years.

If you can't read that as "US are bad guys" that's on you, brother

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Most Bond villains are just eccentric billionaires using Sci-Fi technologies to become trillionaires through commodity speculation.

You just described Elon Musk.

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Well, it'll be interesting to see how The Boys finale turns out

[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nobody stops anyone from making a movie with the USA as a "bad guy".

I'm sure N.Korea makes them annually. And many other countries too.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There's lot of American movies where the American government is the bad guys...

The thing with cops and military, is they only cooperate with production if they're the good guys.

So it saves money on props like vehicles, uniforms, advisors, etc.

But still, loads of shows and movies still have the American government as the baddies

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's rare that the government as a whole is depicted as evil and the "bad guy". It's usually rogue elements within the government like a corrupt senator or one specific agency

[–] Damage@feddit.it 3 points 3 months ago

And there's another (real!) American fighting them

[–] Lorfan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

the us is the bad guy