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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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[–] radix@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Whatever you pay in insurance is unlikely to cover the damages won by an injured party. That money is coming out of the pockets of people who will never cause an injury.

Good drivers subsidize the assholes.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Good drivers subsidize the assholes

The same as healthy people subsidize the sick; or childless people subsidize schools anyway?

[–] Impromptu2599@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

I'm okay subsiding the schools though! I don't want to be surrounded by more idiots then I already am.

[–] radix@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

True. No argument there.

[–] myplacedk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

In my country, free schools are not an expense, we profit on it.

Whatever money we spend on an education, will on average come back twice in the form of increased income tax. Plus of course the other values of living in a well educated society.

So taking a free education is not society subsidizing you, you are doing society a favor.

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Today you; tomorrow me ❤️

[–] Steve@startrek.website 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 week ago

Rarely.

Most are crashes caused by someone fucking up.

Some are caused by things like medical issues - those would be accidents. Or a rock falling off a hillside into your car, tire blowout, etc.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

In other words, not only do you have to pay in case you hit someone, you have to pay for other people hitting people

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

True. My way of putting it was imperfect but I guess that's what makes it a shower thought