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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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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • 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.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] Psionicsickness@reddthat.com 12 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Or it was too cheap to duplicate so there was no profit in it…

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Cheap to duplicate is great for them. That means larger profit margins.

[–] aarch0x40@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There’s more profit in causing and treating cancer than curing it. Can’t weaken those revenue streams just so some poor people can go on living. If they were worth saving then they wouldn’t have been born better.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Dead people make short term profit. Alive people make long term profit.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Even when we find a single drug that effortlessly cures every type of cancer and costs $1 to peoduce it will be patented by some giant company and sold to highest bidders.