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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Glass buildings are brutalism but for capitalism (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Brutalism is brutalism for capitalism. It was a highly influential architectural movement on both sides of the iron curtain (and I'm pretty sure it got started in capitalist France).