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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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[–] lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The majority of people ~~would likely be~~ are feudal peasants, working under a warmonger family that owns the sustaining land by force. No upward mobility except through bloodshed.

FTFY

[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago

No you don’t understand, this 9-to-5 job that’s slowly but surely wearing me down is just a stepping stone to my millions of $$. That’s why I keep voting for tax breaks for the rich; because I’ve just been temporarily down on my luck for 30 years. /s

[–] algorithmae@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No, if you're lucky, clever enough, overwork yourself, or manipulate others you can live a somewhat comfortable life. Those methods don't require taking a life.

[–] lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

overwork yourself

comfortable life

Make it make sense

[–] algorithmae@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Comfortable as in "you have a heated living space, food on the table, and security." Don't be dense.

[–] lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's not living comfortably, that's the bare minimum everybody should have

[–] Sagifurius@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

100 years ago people round here still had no electricity and depended on wood stoves yet. You are really spoiled.