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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:

Rules

  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • 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
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] CheesyFingers@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

You can't afford to.

[–] DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think you forgot about money and greed.

[–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

The cotton gin was supposed to make slavery obsolete.

[–] Fallibilist@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A so called "solved world" is the best case scenario when it comes to AI but it's not guranteed nor can anyone give you a timeline for it.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Pretty good scenario if you ask me

[–] Artisian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've heard conversations of this sort, pretty sure we've seen utopic books in this direction.

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[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How about, instead of that, we return to feudalism? We'd all work for the technocracy in exchange the privilege of living on its land. Sound good?

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