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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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If they could somehow monetize breathing, they would

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We also monetize water here. That’s why there are water bills.

[–] kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Old comment, but at least we get to use the water our municipalities take, or our local governments get to have and use the profits for that water.

Instead, Nestlé ships it off and holds the profits, essentially robbing resources permanently from people that are just trying to survive. There's an argument I'm infantalizing people, but still.