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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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This sentence is translated from Chinese, so the wording may be suboptimal.

I'm ready to get loads of downvotes for posting this one.

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely.

A few years ago, there were two phrases being kicked around. Black Lives Matter, and All Lives Matter.

To many white people, All Lives Matter sounded like a positive message, but the black people understood it for what it really was: "Fuck your black lives."

[–] YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I heard a good way to call out that bullshit.

The next time the person says something about their particular god, say “All Gods Matter”. It throws them into a tizzy because how dare you. Yup, welcome to what it feels like.

[–] rizlah@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

i explained the concept to my gf like this. so you say: increase wages of female workers? naah, increase wages of all workers!

immediately she was like huh... damn, you right.