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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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- 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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Nearly all stories told are reflective of the propaganda culture of the era. Justifying the cult of billionaire exceptionalism has been the theme for a long time.
Yes! I see it in horror movies most clearly, a mirror to our fears, at least after the fact.
Funny. Now you got me thinking. In real life, I wouldn't be rooting for an eccentric Billionaire who thinks he's a superhero, but when I compare the guy with no super powers to Mr. "I can pretty much do whatever I want and I'm practically indestructible" he feels like an underdog and a whole lot cooler.
At least Batman and iron man fit the description. What about the others then? I can’t think of many superheroes who happen to be wealthy.
If they're not wealthy it's usually individuals that are in some way special and exceptional because they have a power by birth, accident or because of a rare doohickey.
Hmm. So that’s where the exceptionalism argument comes from. Kinda makes sense too, since you have to be exceptional to have exceptional powers. Can’t really make a movie about usual people having exceptional powers, now can you. Like, the whole point of the movie is to look at the life of someone who has strange powers, and getting to that point has to be somehow really weird.
Yeah OC's argument seems very shallow to me. Where does spider-man even fall in all this? The typical spidey depiction is a broke kid who isn't even sure he wants to be a superhero. What does that make him?
Well his personality and background aren’t anything compared to many other superheroes. The circumstances of gaining the powers is the only really exceptional thing about him. Other than that, he seems like a pretty average kid to me.
Extraordinary is a sitcom where everyone has a power. I really liked it
Oh thanks. Now the following two weeks of my life will be consumed by binging a new TV series. Better start canceling those appointments and then switch my phone off.
Enjoy, i still need to watch season 2