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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.

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How is kindness a bad thing? I thought that was universally agreed to be a good message to have in a piece of media. I guess the excuse is they don't want media to have messages at all but like, how would you even have a movie where the hero has no values that they stand for?

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (12 children)

Plenty of people want to inflict pain or see pain inflicted, as long as it's on the appropriate victims, and these people aren't all on the right. It's a common human trait.

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Perhaps we should cull that portion of the population. Humanely, of course.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

nah, the rich has to be eaten

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