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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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[–] muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com -1 points 13 hours ago

OP shared a thought. I pointed this is a formal concept and pointed the name, so they can search for more. The concept describes a real and observable phenomena.

Not attacking you just ensuring my ideas are visible enough to help insure that anyone falling down the rabbit hole has had enough exposure to my ideology that they will accept the propaganda as it gets mainlined into their veins.

Why are you bringing moral judgement of people here? Even if poor people are guilt of their own poverty (they aren't) like you are implying, it doesn't change they are formally, but not really free. Marx description stills holds up.

I can't debate morality about an idea from a philosopher? What has the world come to?

If I tie myself to a pole I'm also not free. Marx excellently diagnosed society yet continuously failed to treat a single one of its ailments. Also are you saying that we should deny people freedom to deny their own freedom seems like a paradox to me.