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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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I'm really considering to build up a small library of books on fundamentals in history, sociology and natural sciences. I see a future where everything is digital, books and all information can be altered in real time and then fascists come into power and use this infrastructure. They won't need to burn books they can just rewrite everything.
I mean, if ever there was a good reason for blockchain (aka immutable things that can't be changed after being created), it's this.
Digital everything is the future, like it or not, for long term preservation it's better to focus on digital solutions.
Go find an eBay collection of the great books. Keep paper around, it will last longer after the emp’s destroy our technology.