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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. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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A universal basic income to the ultra wealthy would be perceived by them as being given a couple pennies every month (lemmy.world)

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The way someone with $100,000,000 would perceive $1000 is how someone with $100,000 would perceive $1.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's a pretty famous joke from the old show 'Arrested Development.' A rich matron asks 'how much can a banana cost? $10?'

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm bracing for all the memes when bananas actually cost ten bucks soon.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I read/watch a lot of old mysteries. Up until about 1980, it's common for writers to put exact amounts of money in the dialogue. They stopped doing that because something that seemed like a lot of money would eventually seem cheap. For instance, Jim Rockford's $200.00 a day plus expenses doesn't seem like a lot of money when minimum wage is $120.00 a day. Or the famous $5.00 milkshake in 'Pulp Fiction.'