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In a hundred years or so we'll be explaining that it's okay to be a billionaire
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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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But if you were asked, what is the USA minimum wage, you’d say 7.25. Anything else is irrelevant.
No. I wouldn't. Because minimum wage varies wherever you are in the USA. Where I live it's over $13, nearly double. It would be disingenuous to claim 7.25 when literally nobody I know is at that rate.
That's my point. Stop pushing the shit narrative. Statistically, you don't know a single soul that's at 7.25 either. Comparing the UK minimum wage, a country with 1/5th the population and 1/40th the landmass... Acting like the all of the USA is a monolith like the UK is disingenuous.