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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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IDK why, but this idea helps me sleep at night.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Nope:

Martha Stewart, the founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, also became embroiled in the scandal after it emerged that her broker, Peter Bacanovic, tipped her off that ImClone was about to drop. In response, Stewart sold about $230,000 in ImClone shares on December 27, 2001, a day before the announcement of the FDA decision

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImClone_stock_trading_case

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 5 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

That still seems like it's more on the broker than her

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 13 minutes ago

hat her broker, Peter Bacanovic, tipped her off that ImClone was about to drop

It's not one or the other.

If her broker said:

You need to sell

Then she wouldn't have broken any laws.

But he said he had insider knowledge that it would drop. And he really did have insider knowledge and it did....

Like, you realize she has literally the best lawyers can buy, is a rich and connected white person...

And she still went to jail. Why are you just insisting she's not guilty?

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Idk, she should have known the minute she got the hot tip it was insider trading and just waited until the announcement to sell. She wouldnt have noticed the 40k.