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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Belters in the expanse are bitter at their colonial ancestors for dictating how they measure time and space

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Aye beratna, it's hard to feel we matter out here, the distances are so vast, it's hard to believe that we can make a difference.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Even our sense of time comes from them. The time it takes the Earth to spin on its axis; the Earth to go once around the Sun. On Jupiter, you'd be celebrating your first birthday. It's hard to feel we matter out here, isn't it?