As an immigrant I wonder a lot about the alternate timeline where I never migrated... I wonder if kids who got adopted feel a similar way... the "what if I got different parents" timeline... (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 hours ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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I mean its bascially the same principle.

Immigrants get "adopted" by a country

Just as Orphans get adopted by prospective parents

Then you get the International Adoptions which is bascially both combined... those probably have the most identity crisis...

If you want to stay anonymous and still participate in society, learning to code is more important than ever given the rise of ID verification on social media platforms and operating systems. (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) by Jehovah@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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If you actually value your anonymity, you will not be able to use most popular communication platforms in the coming months. It's a perfect storm for the outright invasion of privacy in the USA right now.

Learning to code allows you to build and use your own (as well as other less known) tools.

Does this make sense?

Learn. To. ~~Coed.~~ Code.

This sentence just started a moment ago and now it's already over! (lemmy.world)

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It's telling when you're the one always asking "how are you doing?" But never asked how you're doing (lemmy.zip)

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I know, cue the Joey jokes.

Blue cheese is milk that has gone bad twice (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 13 hours ago by neidu3@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. (lemmy.zip)

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"Indian American" and "American Indian" are terms that is probably gonna confuse a lot of people. (sh.itjust.works)

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If you are born in disputed territory claimed by two jus soli countries, you could be born with birthright citizenship in both countries! (sh.itjust.works)

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Bonus Showerthought: If your parents are from two different jus sanguinus countries, you could end up with 4 citizenships at birth!

Now if your grandparents are all from different countries... and allows you to claim citizenship by ancestry...

Okay just how many citizenships could one theoretically obtain at birth? Hmmm 🤔

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We really need a modern day Robin Hood hacker type (lemmy.zip)

submitted 20 hours ago by Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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I miss filthy frank and that whole genre of weird youtube (lemmy.world)

submitted 19 hours ago by Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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80s and 90s commercials... they just hit different, don't they? (lemmus.org)

submitted 23 hours ago by Nathan_TheAuthor@lemmus.org to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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No one can deny the beauty of the 80s and 90s commercials we grew up with.. They honestly remind us of the sweetness and simplicity of those days. If anyone from the 80s generation has seen the Apple ad with the amazing Ridley Scott, or remembered the Coca-Cola "Hilltop" ad and how we all sang along!! and oh, the sweetness of the Nintendo "Game Boy" ad when we played without ever getting bored or tired of it... And of course, I cant forget the Nike "Just Do It" ad, which was a sensation. As young people, no holiday would pass without getting a pair of Nike sneakers. As for perfumes, the Chanel No. 5 ad takes you back to romantic occasions and university celebrations when that was the fragrance you wanted everyone to smell in your youth. Anyone from the 80s generation who loves 80s and 90s commercials, gather around!

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It's easier to eat salad with chopsticks than with a fork. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Trash bags are one product that you buy just to throw away (lemmy.ca)

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There's nothing stopping an 8 year old child from just taking their parent's ID to do Age Verification... (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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When I was 8, I remember being bored and curious and touching a lot of parents stuff... phones... wallets... legal documents...

Most parents don't put their stuff in safes...

Like... THE WALLET IS RIGHT THERE... I COULD JUST GRAB IT!

If they had age verification stuff back then... I could've just... quickly snap a pic of their ID and just YOLO it...

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The artificial gravity generators never seem to get destroyed in space battles. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 day ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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all insects and most animals can't see the stars (discuss.tchncs.de)

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because their sense of vision is not good enough for that. they probably don't even know that stars (besides the sun) even exist.

Wait if these are my forearms, are the ones behind them hindarms? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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I feel like half the time someone is accused of being a bot, the accuser is the bot. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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Or just real dumb I guess.

Lots of different aliens probably see rainbows. (piefed.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 days ago by queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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There's probably an extraterrestrial kid out there right now, doodling a rainbow instead of doing homework.

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Lemmy's "Mildly Interesting" site is more interesting than "Damn, that's interesting." (lemmy.ca)

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Water is just molten rusted hydrogen (lemmy.world)

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I prefer wet humor (lemmy.zip)

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Pure Energy (feddit.org)

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Will mental models and metaphors of drug use change once transport runs only on pure energy, no substance input of any kind needed any more?

‘TIME AND PLACE’ [OC] (thelemmy.club)

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cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/53584210

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/53584209

There’s a time and place for a shower thought. 😉

I really want a "What if" Machine. I'd kill for it. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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Alt universe Showerthought:

[I really want to live in the Universe where I didn't commit murder to get this "What If" Machine... I can already hear the police sirens getting louder...]

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