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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.

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It seems to be a pitfall of the thinking "it can't happen here."

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[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Yeah, as an Australian, when I learnt as a teen that they do the "pledge of allegiance" everyday in school, I kind of wondered how easy it would be to hijack that into something evil.

[–] ZephyrXero@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

They slipped "God" into it in the 1950s. So probably a sizable factor in why we have Christian nationalists now

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm not sure how many classrooms do this, but it is becoming less common.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I remember doing it in elementary school, but not later on. I can say that as a kid it doesn't mean shit. It's just an annoying chore you have to do to start the day.