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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Yr probably right. Society would go on as usual because the bottom line is, ultimately, unaffected.
But, squishy moods on a mass scale constitute the weather of politics and commerce. From that angle, big things might happen.
Consider the general stress of a population : X. When x goes up we vote and shop thusly. That's a known thing.
And x would definitely go up here.So such a hackyvirus could be a tool in shifting a close election or selling an unpopular product.
(Not to mention the effect on phone sales, attitudes towards privacy, the eternally eroding nuclear family...)
So that's a thing to think about.
That's not what they said or implied, and nor is what follows a reasonable conclusion
I'm convinced you're just a sophist who loves the act of arguing itself for its own sake, without any care for truth, only appearing insightful and logical
You offer so many accusations. It's hard to keep track.
No, I've pretty consistently called you a fart huffing egomaniac, or similar. But hey, I guess you just couldn't resist yet another deflection.