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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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The real difference is proper regulation.... of which, drugs, malware and personal AI agents all aren't.
Medicine for the most part, is regulated and comes with steep penalties for abuse, misuse etc...
Medicine is also often drugs, medicine is a subset of drugs, not a separate thing
Good point! I think drugs vs medicine makes more sense in my first language. We don't have drug stores here, we have pharmacies
Poignant, but technically meaningless, since malware is code made with the specific intent and purpose of doing harm in some way (financially, mentally, socially, physically, whathaveyou).
I do agree on the duality or ambiguity of things in our society though: they are defined by who owns them, how they are used and to what ends. To continue with your phrasing:
the difference between a murderer and a policeman is the badge
Here, it is the use of lethal force that is juxtaposed and defined by whether you represent a nation/state or whether you're a "civilian", for lack of a better word.
Nice showerthoughts! :)
Glad you got the point and added value to it, thank you. :) I like to spark ideas more than making perfect 1:1 comparisons
You might not know what malware is.
is equation group prestigious enough "brand" to you?
I see where you’re going but it’s a bit different. Malware vs legitimate software would be more similar to poison vs medicine.