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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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[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It depends on how many people the killers would kill after their iteration with the doctor or the metakiller.

To the number of total future victims you add the number of killers for the metakiller. Then to the number of total future victims you rest the number of killers for the doctor. You compare both numbers, the smallest number win.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

military hospital doc versus special forces... Doc's more effective.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Second would save more

[–] cravl@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago

Unnecessary plot twist:

The doctor is the killer!!! 😱😈😑

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Depends on how methodical the killer is.

If they get caught the doctor wins, basically full stop.

[–] bricked@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

What if the doctor also saves the killer from prison?

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

Depends on who encounters more violent individuals right? I guess they both have demoted themselves to middle management and depend on the performance of others

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The killer

The doctor just keeps the amount of killers higher

[–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes exactly. I don't understand the question, how is it even a competition?

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

For instance: If the killers are killers for killing only one person and are killed by the metakiller after the fact. The doctor is saving lives while the killer is just adding kills without reducing the number of kills at any point.

As a general rule: Under the assumption that killers would not kill again after being declared killers then the doctor will always save more lives than the metakiller.

[–] xylogx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Depends on the killers the killer kills.

On an unrelated note, vaccinations save millions of lives every year.

Oh yeah, then there is this -> https://www.cgdev.org/blog/update-lives-lost-usaid-cuts

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Turns out it's just one killer they both keep attacking and reviving.

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Phenomenal shower thought, I have no idea how to answer though.

[–] genuineparts@infosec.pub 2 points 2 days ago

Treating people can be a process depending on what ails them, Killing is a rather quick thing.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 2 days ago

The doctor would kill more people and the Serial killer killer would save more.

Each serial killer would have most likely gone on to kill more than 1 person, so the doctor would be responsible for more deaths.

[–] Toes@ani.social 1 points 2 days ago

Sounds vaguely like the plot of monster. Great anime. https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/monster