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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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thats just eye for an eye. The golden rule is supposed to be a more virtuous. Now that being said you can meta it out like treating others the way you think you should be treated if you acted like that person was acting.
"an eye for an eye" is more reactive compared to this. In this case, it's not about waiting for the person to harm you, but acting preemptively if they have a history of harming others.
I guess a modern example would be Putin. Let's say he randomly walks into a bar unprotected for some reason in Comoros, but the Islanders know who he is and what he's done as well.
In this case, Putin has done absolutely nothing to the people of Comoros, and his actions have had no effect on the island either. Yet, by this rule, he should be treated the same way he has treated Ukraine by the Islanders regardless.
As someone else has pointed out though, if you don't know the person at all, then the default golden rule is fine enough.