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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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I didn't vote for Trump, this is not a justification for anything he is doing, this is purely me trying to find any crumb of hope in this abysmal situation.

The country was in decline for at least a decade before Trump took office. So far everything has been a slow boil and we Americans just take it imo.

Maybe Trump will make everything so awful so quickly it will force actual change. Basically we were slowly heating the water and when it turned lukewarm Trump just cranked the heat up to max, maybe the frog realizes this and jumps out.

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[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 62 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

I like how people think destroying everything will somehow result in a future where people are empathetic.

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 24 points 16 hours ago

Agreed; that jackass has pushed me firmly into the “let leopards eat all their faces” camp as opposed to giving a shit WHY they’re so fuckin stupid anymore.

[–] Kroxx@lemm.ee 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

It's more about the less people have to lose the more they are willing to risk

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 21 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

When the people end up with nothing left to lose, things tend to get exceptionally shitty for a few generations. Then it's a die toss to figure out if what comes after that is any better or not.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

It's not really a die toss because the people with power maintain that power and have the most influence in what comes out of that shit-pool. It needs a functional shakeup at the deepest level, and not superficial changes at the surface level to make an effective difference. Otherwise things will just continue to repeat until we destroy ourselves. The problem is that kind of shakeup requires that people remain vigilant and involved for their entire lives, which isn't going to happen if their only concern is that their own lives are getting disrupted and they want it to go back to par, which is our current standoff.