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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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[–] presoak@lazysoci.al 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

But we're always trying to increase revenue and decrease cost. That's biological. It's a constant.

So enshittification and change for the worse look alike. So maybe conflate them

So the only thing free from this constant worsening is that which we give special attention to improving. (Ex : technology)

(It's a strong argument for personal discipline. Chaos is the norm. Insanity is the norm. Rot is the norm. Etc)

[–] DomeGuy@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

But we're always trying to increase revenue and decrease cost. That's biological. It's a constant.

You may have this habit, but it's hardly universal to our species. My biology tells me to value the stability of home life and the predictability of patterns; any increase in revenue or reduction in costs is from learned habits or intentional action.

I completely agree about personal discipline being a good bulwark against accidental change for the worse, though.