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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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If you tend to be a person who agrees with majority opinions without creating your own then you will likely self-censor yourself.
Censorship starts first in the mind way before it even gets to the point of being expressed where others can see it.
https://www.liberties.eu/en/stories/self-censorship/43569
People tend to focus on private and public censorship particularly when it comes to the first amendment. That doesn't even matter if you create an environment where dissent or differing opinion isn't allowed in the first place.
An oppressive government doesn't need to censor everyone. They censor themselves. They don't need to deploy agents to harass people. Your fellow citizens will harass you for them.
Ok that's a good point. You see the conforming chorus but you don't see that every member is censoring himself.