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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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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There's lot of American movies where the American government is the bad guys...

The thing with cops and military, is they only cooperate with production if they're the good guys.

So it saves money on props like vehicles, uniforms, advisors, etc.

But still, loads of shows and movies still have the American government as the baddies

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's rare that the government as a whole is depicted as evil and the "bad guy". It's usually rogue elements within the government like a corrupt senator or one specific agency

[–] Damage@feddit.it 3 points 2 days ago

And there's another (real!) American fighting them