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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.

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Cut out the predatory middle-man

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That is still more a problem of people and tribalism.

I don't agree with the rest of your post particularly, but this is the central theme. People will fuck anything up and run it into the ground by virtue of being people, and groups of people fuck things up faster.

Fediverse is no silver bullet; nothing is. The monkey that touches the technology and tools is the source of their misuse, and the monkey never changes, although the tool does.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not a silver bullet. But basic conditions for the right things to happen. Just as anarchism isn't a silver bullet. But its the right conditions for people to actually choose for themselves. And make the right choices society would otherwise deny. There are no silver bullets. Those have always been fictional tropes. And never my intention to imply otherwise.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

sure. One can always make a better tool.