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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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It seems to be a pitfall of the thinking "it can't happen here."

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[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

From the 90's on things felt like they were getting better for a few years. Then things started going south.

This whole time the Democrats and the Republicans have had their endless political battles while ratcheting our rights away. We need the opposite.

Simple example, I want the right to immunization. If I think injecting myself with bleach is a great idea, I should be able to do that. But that's stupid so we need a CDC to tell us that explicitly and to prevent other stupid formulations from being legal. MRNA vaccines and other vaccines work for example. So one minor thing could be not denying vaccines. Another minor thing is to help the development of vaccines. One way is by not de-funding projects working on vaccines. Another is by not de-funding the education system that creates teachers, professors, doctors, scientists and engineers.