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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.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I will do you one better. The Stockmarket is more like a roulette wheel.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 19 hours ago

A roulette wheel where a handful of old guys can just stop the wheel and put the glass ball wherever they want.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

A roulette wheel gives everyone a fair chance with only the house (stock exchange) taking a cut.

The stock market lets people who make giant bets give themselves an advantage. Also if they are famous or powerful they can announce what they are going to pick which will help make that number win.

Then there are HFT's which is like if the house let really rich people install a camera tied to a computer and place bets just before the ball lands in the slot.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Then there are HFT's which is like if the house let really rich people install a camera tied to a computer and place bets just before the ball lands in the slot.

Not only that, but the winnings of camera instabet players are automatically deducted from everyone else's winnings.