You're lucky and part of the majority then.
this post was submitted on 04 Jan 2026
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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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- 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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Okay, but what if my self-esteem is predicated on the knowledge that I could kill anyone at a moment's notice.
Surely that suppressed libidinal desire to inflict unimaginable pain and suffering on everyone around me is worth something.
You've got a good point there... Have you ever considered using your car as a weapon against bicyclists who have indirectly offended you?
It's incredible that we feel the need to make up monsters for our movies and ghost stories when we've got prime examples living amongst us.
Realistic movies scare the shit out of me. Prisoners, Blue Ruin, The Tall Man. True psychos are way scarier than any fucking ghost or demon.
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I hunt. I depend on venison for food. Does that count? Honest question.
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I'm happy for you. It sucks having to use one. But it sucks more not having one and having to use one.
Queer leftist person with a trans partner and I have a Mexican name in a red state.
I really, really, REALLY don't want to need it.
I dread the day I might need it.
I'll probably just die. But I wanna believe it'll be on my feet if it comes to that.
I can see situations where having one would be handy, especially in the US, but I think the likelihood of me blowing my brains out is greater than needing one to defend myself, so I don't have one.
Most of the time you will be told “don’t sweat the small stuff”, but in this case it’s the opposite, “don’t sweat the big stuff”. Climate change, nuclear war, genocide, giant asteroids, all of them can end us in a second, and I sleep like a baby, because there is nothing I can do about it. Focus on loved ones, self-fulfilment and inner peace.
What if you found yourself with a perfect vantage point from which to snipe modern-day Hitler?
If I had a gun in that situation, I'd likely be killed by his bodyguards within seconds.
Line of sight goes both ways.
And I wouldn't even want to shoot. I'm no assassin and also don't believe that assassinating him would magically solve all the problems his movement causes.
That's why I said snipe, namely to shoot from a long distance from a concealed location.
Also, while it wouldn't fix any structural problems it would break the cult of personality, and mean that whoever wants to follow in his footsteps in he immediate future would be aware that if they go too far there might be repercussions (unlike at the moment, where people are being killed and nobody is taking physical action to stop it).
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Give it a bit, we all will.
Idk if this was supposed to be funny, but it made me laugh
I added a little context because in hindsight not everyone will recognize that quote.
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