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Showerthoughts

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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:

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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
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[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 2 days ago (3 children)

They used to say the rewards was for information leading to the conviction. If they don’t get a conviction, the reward is forfeit by default.

People are still gonna try though. They just have no legal recourse if the reward is not paid.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They just have no legal recourse if the reward is not paid.

To be clear, it's because while promissory estoppel and unilateral contracts are a very real thing you can sue over, sovereign immunity keeps that from being an option, particularly federally. If some private organization offered the reward you'd be fine, but when it is a sovereign immune government that hasn't waved it's immunity you're fucked.

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago

Waived.

Sovereign immunity is one of those strange times when the ruling class straight up admits that they own you. It's completely an obvious concept, and so strange that it's literally just out in the open and they talk about it.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Not only that, but one has to go through the FBI's tip line directly to be eligible. The McDonald's snitch called the police instead.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

They just have no legal recourse if the reward is not paid.

Even if they did, anyone desperate enough for the vague promise of money isn't going to have enough of it to hire a lawyer.