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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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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Your example isn’t bad. You could go further. 1,000,000 vs 1,000,000,000. Massive difference.

The problem is when we live in a world when we have millions of people with less than $1,000, and others have more than $300,000,000,000.

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Here's another problematic aspect of the same-

In 1913 there were 435 representatives in Congress. The population of the United States was ~97 million.

In 2026 there are still 435 representatives. The population is about ~335 million.

In 1913 each representative spoke for roughly 223,000 people.

In 2026 each representative speaks for roughly 770,000 people.

In 1789 there were 65 representatives, and about 4 million people, speaking for ~60,500 people each.

Scale matters, a lot.