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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.

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I got a package the other day from an online order I had made. My wife asked what it was and I joked and said it might be a bomb, some dust with poison or a virus or something. We laughed at the thought but it got me thinking of all the packages I just open without thinking all the time. I would never know it was a bomb until after it went off in my hands.

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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 48 points 12 hours ago (5 children)

You're not that important. Nobody wants to kill you.

[–] capuccino@lemmy.world 16 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

that's the main reason you should care. It makes sense being target of murder when you know you are not important, so no one would care

[–] Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 hours ago

Nah killing for no reason. No one with that expertise will be wasting time like that.

[–] piecat@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

Plenty of random innocent people have died from package bombs. All it takes is for someone to hate your boss / your neighbor / someone unrelated with the same name. Or just, someone unhinged

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

Seems sus. Keep an eye on this one.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

Unless... there's profit in it. No profit in sending a customer a bomb.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

Eh, they could very well have someone that wants to kill them. But it's less likely that they have someone willing to take the risk of prison to do it though, or the knowledge of how to actually make a bomb