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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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Nominative predeterminism?

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[–] TragicNotCute 37 points 1 month ago (8 children)

I mean, it’s their names.

In 1869, Goldman Sachs was founded by Marcus Goldman in New York City in a one-room basement office next to a coal chute. In 1882, Goldman's son-in-law Samuel Sachs joined the firm.

[–] givesomefucks 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Goldman for "son of gold".

And Sachs as the same Germanic root of "Saxon" one of the groups who conquered England.

Two insanely wealthy old money names.

When they say "started next to a coal chute" it makes it sound like it was a small business...

But Goldman was insanely wealthy and the company's first investments were "IOUs".

It was basically a loan racket, the "office" was where the poor people were who needed high interest loans because a bank wouldn't loan.

They "started from the bottom" as much as Drake did when he went into rapping.

[–] woop_woop 7 points 1 month ago

Son of gold would be "goldson". "Goldman" would be a moniker for someone who worked with gold (miner, jeweler, gilder) or possessed/wore a lot of it.

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