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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Another big thing is the reasoning behind their actions.
Luigi, allegedly, did so in retaliation against a failed system that had exploited people by routinely denied them healthcare to save a buck, one that he is directly a victim of. That's something we can all be sympathetic to.
The other is just a right wing troll who shot another right wing troll for not being the right kind of troll. Nobody's gonna be sympathetic to that except other right wing trolls.
It has nothing to do with their looks.
Though there is a point to be made that people do need to overall stop insulting people, even horrible people, for their appearance. It just throws people under the bus to stroke our egos with a low-hanging-fruit insult. Because of those insults we get people like OP who fail to understand the point.
Hence, OP.