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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.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
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I can eat sushi, pizza, samosas, kebab (kabobs, döner or shawarmas depending on your frame of reference), gyoza/pot stickers/tortellone/pasteczki (or whatever), noodles/ramen/spaghetti, knödeln/kroppkakor and so on and so on. Leaving lots of cultures unsaid.

I can enjoy music, cringy cultural movies (animated and not), fun cirque sessions (even without animals being endangered), go to festivals for various cultures, enjoin then in our cultures of scouting, mountaineering, hiking and share my love of enjoying nature.

I can drive electric cars, communicate on Internet forums, keep in touch with new friends as well as loved ones across the world.

I would be in a much poorer world without you all.

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[–] bitofarambler@crazypeople.online 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

great point, and many countries would be literally poorer as well.

even undocumented immigrants pay about $100 billion in taxes to the US each year.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I loath people that claim immigrants aren't paying taxes and just taking free money. If they have an official job, they're paying taxes and every time they make a purchase, taxes are paid, just like everyone else that's not rich.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 23 hours ago

and they believe they are also using medicaid and care too.

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Seems weird that an illegal immigrant would have an official job that taxes are paid on. Seems like it would be a big risk for both

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

For sure, it is. But, if they do have one, they are likely paying taxes. They could be filing exempt, but I do feel that may be even riskier. Obviously if they are cash under the table, then it's only on purchases, not income.

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 1 points 18 hours ago

Because if they paid into it, but don't file then the government got money it won't have to refund. A lot less risky than asking to pay your refund.

[–] griff@lemmings.world 5 points 1 day ago

for which the only benefit they enjoy is to be underpaid for their essential contributions to US society & economy