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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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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] brownsugga@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

It is very much ongoing.

Also, not being taught that the civil war and slavery and all that shit was fucking EVIL

Edit: I grew up in the south

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It is mind boggling to me that someone, in the 21st century can say: "oh yeah, owning human beings like property, that's a-ok!"

[–] brownsugga@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm an older millennial- in the 90s they were legit telling us "some slaves had it really good"

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

We watched Roots in the classroom, but only the episode where LaVar Burton gets brutalized by a whip for refusing to say his name was Toby.

We also got a foot note about John Brown, I had no idea he was a white guy and one of the coolest motherfuckers to walk this earth until I was an adult.