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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submitted 3 days ago by Maimas2@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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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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[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’m aware

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are you two telling me getting into political arguments on internet forums is not gonna make me the ruler of the world??? I thought I was really getting somewhere here.

(Relevant xkcd)

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

I get into political arguments on the internet all the time, and nobody cares. Enders Game definitely lied to me about how the world works.