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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] 13 points 1 year ago

If you're old enough to remember when seat belt laws started/became more prevalent, you'll remember the right-leaning folks were all up in arms because "muh freedom to do what I want if it doesn't hurt anyone else" not realizing (or not caring about) the effect their choices had on their children. While center/left leaning people were just like "I already wear it because it's the smart thing to do".

More recent example: smoking bans