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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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Inheriting their worldview from consensus or comfort, never having to earn it through actual thought.

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[–] lastlybutfirstly@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 child)

It’s generally safe to assume they mean it, unless proven otherwise.

The sentence you're replying to completely agrees with this. I think you misread it.

Even if the hateful remarks are understood to be ‘‘a joke’’, I don’t think that’s any less damning. These are not the type of things to joke about, and most reasonable and/or decent people realize that.

I was thinking in terms of Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal or someone adopting a Colbert-style character, like the one from his old show.

Can you give me an example of something like that playing out on a serious real-life topic such as politics/race/genocide etc?

With politics, it usually comes in the form of verbal abuse.

[–] Yliaster@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

How do you respond to verbal abuse without assuming bad faith?

[–] lastlybutfirstly@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

That's what I'm saying. If someone is verbally abusing you, it's a sign they are being deceptive.

[–] Yliaster@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago

makes sense.

Do you extend this reasoning to corrupt institutions? Eg: people saying, "fuck ice".