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. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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The world is going to shit. Is there anything I can do about it? No, so I move on. (lemm.ee)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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The world has always been going the shit and will continue to go to shit until the end of time. It takes mountains to influence the tides of nations. You should take the responsibilities you can bear, but no more.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

People had to routinely work 12 hour days up to the 1930s. Labor conditions are bad now, but it's wrong to say they were never worse.

[–] PP_BOY_ 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Do you think there aren't billions of people in the world still working 12+ hour days today? Hyundai cars and Tyson foods are employing actual children in their factories and slaughterhouses in America and getting a slap on the wrist. We just wrote a few laws to make it so that white men didn't have to work that much as often and said we fixed it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Is that true? Hyundai and Tyson using child labor?