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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.

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[–] hperrin 108 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, well, mission failed then.

[–] [email protected] 101 points 6 months ago (3 children)

That’s ok. You can always try again yesterday.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. If it was possible to travel from the future, we would never see a failed attempt since they would try again. Unless it was intended to be a failed attempt. :)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Except the gunman was killed right? So he wouldn't be able to try again.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

was he "killed", or did the butterfly effect simply wipe him from existence after he accomplished his task?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

He didn't accomplish anything though did he?

[–] Restaldt 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

He pretty much guaranteed America will be the fourth reich

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie 1 points 6 months ago

Besides all the people saying, "he will surely win now." I'm not sure how that translates to him winning? Is that like you saying now you're voting for him, cause those are two different things.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Well, he accomplished enough to change the trajectory of history and wipe his own existence. Doesn't take much.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago
[–] PrimeMinisterKeyes 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Maybe another time traveller disturbed the shooter by pushing him because what would have happened if Trump was shot dead would have been truly apocalyptic in the longer run. Maybe we just witnessed the n-th time loop without remembering the other ones and this is the first one where the bullet only grazes Trump's ear instead of blowing his brains out so now life on Earth as we know it can continue, and we can post about it on Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Well, let’s just hope this managed to avoid some horrible skynet apocalypse 100 years later.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

I smell a groundhog loop

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago