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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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People frequently state the statistic about the number of empty houses and apartments versus the number of homeless.

There are 27.4 Empty Homes for Each Homeless Person in the U.S

Well, there's about a million times more empty parking spots versus people living in their car.

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 3 months ago (10 children)

... that's clever.

You'd need some sort of vetting process, I don't think companies would be interested in unvetted randos as part of their security. But if you could figure out a way to vet them inexpensively, that could potentially be marketable.

I suspect this thinking is part of what contributes to Walmart's historic friendliness to car campers.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Walmarts had historically been 24 hour stores, until covid came around. People who stay overnight in their parking lots are more likely to make purchases from the store.

[–] can 23 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] Ookami38 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I miss having the option late at night, but also 24 hour businesses create some pretty toxic trends. I'd like to see a few overnight-only businesses pop up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Ookami38 1 points 3 months ago

Mostly scheduling shit. There's always the "clopen" in retail, now imagine no close, there's bound to be bullshit shifts.

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