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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Look at game theory. We have 300m+ Americans operating primarily out of their own self-protection. They're lied to about what that means. They are divided beyond repair.
3% of the US population protested in July, that wasn't enough. What would be enough for a revolution you think? How would that go?
Look at history
Edit: apologies for the snarky and unproductive comment, I was hungry.
What I meant is that one of the wonders of the modern propaganda system is making you see everything through the lens of "the system". If you want to know how oppressive regimes can be overturned, simply look at how it was done before. The French, Russian, American revolutions. Spoiler: it was never pretty.