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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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When talking to people who dislike UBI about UBI, they'll often say both that 'people need a purpose in life' and that 'nobody will work if they get free money'. (lemm.ee)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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Those seem incompatible to me.

(UBI means Universal Basic Income, giving everyone a basic income, for free)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We need public housing in the US to be a normal thing that normal people live in, instead of something that's only built in dangerous crime ridden areas nobody wants to live

[–] GraniteM 6 points 9 months ago

Public housing shouldn't be any more of a dirty word than public education.