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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: 1

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I'm talking in the context of the "capitalist rules". If you say the aforementioned sentence, you remove the responsibility of the player by dismissing the fact that the winner makes the rules.

PS: Doesn't work for every context: if the player aims to change the rules because he doesn't like them, he might see winning as a way to change them. "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain" I guess...

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[–] AbouBenAdhem 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Playing the game is a choice.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Working to pay rent and stuff is a choice?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Duh. You could just lie down and die, but here you are choosing to eat and drink and sleep.

You silly goose, so fixated on surviving.

[–] AbouBenAdhem 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Referring to yourself as a “player” usually implies that your goal is to outdo everyone else, not just get by.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The one referring to themselves as a player, in this situation, is usually screwing over the person they're talking to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The ones whose contribution is figuring out whom to hate are the ones you gotta watch out for.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Everything is a choice.

True freedom is the realisation that you can literally do anything.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Is your heart beating a choice?