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My most common thought of all time or my most common that appears unprovoked?
My most common thought of all time is, just generally, about how mentally misguided humans are in general. In my experience, people predominantly have an "ask questions later" approach to things, and then when they do finally "ask the question", it's "how do I excuse myself". My whole life, and everything I've learned from history, is shaped by this, and they hate pushback. If humanity killed someone for agreeing, in time, would they be remembered as a philosopher or a crazy person since inclination rules?
My most common thought that appears unprovoked is similar, it deals with the situations I've been witness to in the name of what I described and trying to think out what the implications actually are and what would be in the best interest of each situation. I recently watched a show about a guy who built 100 houses for people in an impoverished country, and people reacted to this act of charity by complaining he was continuing colonialism. Sometimes "I can't even" is a perfect mood descriptor.