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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.

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Childrens dead because usaid was gutted, going to epstien Island, transphobia towards his own daughter, CSAM generator he deployed on twitter without guardrails, all his crimes got immortalised as he became world's first trillionaire. Bonus points if things end catastrophically for him

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 5 points 4 hours ago

I appreciate your optimism.

[–] zout@fedia.io 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Let's not forget he's not a trillionaire, unless he sells his stock and realizes their "value".

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

In the same way that no one is a billionaire and very few people are multi-millionaires.

[–] zout@fedia.io 4 points 5 hours ago

I know, but if they're not rich for the tax collectors, they shouldn't be rich for the news agencies, the groupies or the history writers.

[–] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

As if anyone was gonna forget this douche

[–] cinoreus@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

You're underestimating how short term people's memories are.

Thomas Edison is damn near deified.

He was worse than Musk.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Do you know the names of the billionaires of the late 1800s and early 1900s who exploited workers ruthlessly and caused countless deaths? They should be well known by everyone.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Rockefeller and Carnegie are still well known for being such greedy assholes they had to bribe every American city with libraries, theaters, and museums so they could leave their mansions without getting shot

[–] h54@programming.dev 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Present day billionaires also launder their images using half assed public works and "charities." Bill Gates has been trying for decades to remove his stench with the Gates foundation.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Gates and Buffett are, yeah. The younger crop aren't even pretending.

[–] the_wise_wolf@feddit.org 1 points 5 hours ago

Let's call it a silver lining

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

I don't think that he'll be that much more prominent over this happening