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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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Think about it. Capitalism is awesome if you're the one who started it. 30-50 years later, its fuck everyone else.

All the great tech innovations happened early on and peaked many years ago. Anything innovative now doesn't pay, so its onto the grift and theft of data, wages, etc.

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[–] ethaver@kbin.earth 2 points 8 hours ago

any new power structure can be good for the time it takes a generation to pass. after that people forget why they designed something a certain way and lose engagement with the political process. the only political and economic system that will ever be functional is one that is fundamentally founded on educating the populace on both their right and their responsibility to be involved in their own governance. the right to bear arms was a prototypical move to ensure people would always be able to enforce their right to self governance but without education in the importance of actually doing so it has ultimately failed to fulfill that purpose.