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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:

Rules

  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. 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
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

"From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs"

Communism doesn't mean add everything up and divide by eight billion.

[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How do you manage such a thing though?

[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

Through a powerful authority which totally won't quickly turn into a dystopian dictatorship.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Have an upvote. Serious question (asking nicely), how does that differ from capitalism?

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

Capitalism doesn't really do the "to each according to his needs" part, for one

[–] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Capitalism has a driving goal of making costs of doing business zero especially labor.

Capitalism must be told that treating human beings like chattel slavery is wrong.

[–] viking@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not all users are subscribed to all communities. How is that surprising?

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago