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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 entire showerthought must be in the title
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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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Yeah .... I'm going to be driving junk trucks and cars for the rest of the my life.
I'm not going to trust driving my car at 120 kph down the highway knowing that some douche bag idiot has a kill switch or access to my steering wheel that may turn it on either intentionally, maliciously or accidentally
It's a freaky thought .... if you own a Tesla ... Muskrat has access to your steering wheel and accelerator and brakes at all times ... at any given moment if their system ever goes haywire, you may end up flying through that mountain guard rail, heading into one coming traffic or plowing into a crowd of people
As always .... I can trust future technology and all the things that we could possibly develop and create .... I will never trust the people who own and control all these things.
If you regularly drive a car with a black box in it then you should know the finance company is watching your speed presuming it us a leased car.