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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] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Would around 50% of Americans fall for an email scam?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I mean, if the ex president of the United States sent out the scam email, perhaps!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

He does. Frequently.

"Buy commemorative coins, crypto, watches and Bibles to own the libs!"

I've seen my grandma's email.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Truthfully? I'd bet an uncomfortable percentage of all people fall for common email scams all the time. But trumps base doesn't represent 50% of the country. More actually, 33% of Americans fall for it, 33% push against it, and 33% don't think it's a big enough problem to mail in a form letter once every 4 years.