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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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See, I've been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine, and it's perfect example of something impossible today.

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[โ€“] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 66 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There was never a point in time where a single person could change even the majority of people's opinions.

[โ€“] bamfic@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

Most change happened with 20% supporting, 20% opposing, and the rest not giving a shit and waiting to get behind whomever wins