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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 most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • 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
  4. Posts must be original/unique
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[–] Vupware@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There’s a substantial difference between living a bourgeois lifestyle and being fed that I think you’re discounting.

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In many instances communism couldn't even feed their own citizens. In case of USSR puppet states even most basic products were rationed, like bread, shugar or chocolate. If you needed a washing machine, you couldn't just go and buy one with your money, you had to hunt for one like for GPU during crypto boom. in 2021 And if you wanted a computer, like ZX Spectrum, or Commodore, you could only get it for these filthy capitalist dollars.

And you know how much people earned in dollar terms? like $50 monthly.

[–] Vupware@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am not well read on the subject, so forgive me, but how much of those USSR puppet issues were caused by Communism itself, and not by misguided Stalinist agricultural / industrial policy?

[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

The core of these misguided policies was control of means of production in form of centrally planned economy. It just didn't work.