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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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What did the nebulous "they" teach us about civil disobedience again? Because I'm not sure I ever learned that lesson in the first place 😈
IDK, in school they spent a lot of time on MLK and Gandhi, focusing on non-violence. You'd never even know that these men ever talked about anything else.
Nobody ever learns about Fred Hampton, the Haitian revolution, or Malcolm X by sticking to the curriculum.
Or the Pullman Strike, Haymarket.
Labor unions were integral to both of these movements. Students may not have learned much about labor unions in school, but the political elites sure have focused on dismantling them.
The workweek strikes in France a few years ago were entirely organized by five or so labor unions. They wanted to maintain their 35-hour work week. Can you imagine?
We covered Malcom but mostly as independent research.
Teaching is something usually done by teachers and or parents
Or youtube... now...
YouTube is a VERY SHARP double edged sword. There is a wealth of knowledge, but there’s also a wealth of disinformation.
It’s also a bit of a catch-22; YouTube can teach you to think critically and look for good sources, but the algorithm will not start that cycle for you.
Im just saying thats where the children are learning things now. Its not a suggestion its the reality.