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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Meta Platforms. X Corp. tell me those aren't straight from a strangely prescient cyberpunk classic

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[–] nayminlwin@lemmy.ml 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

There's also E Corp from Mr. Robot.

[–] poudlardo@jlai.lu 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That one was clealy google, not the other way around

[–] vis4valentine@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is more Tencent or Samsung that Google.

[–] poudlardo@jlai.lu 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but samsung in nowhere near Google's influence in US and worldwide. But I agree these companies are HUGE in Asia.

[–] vis4valentine@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Samsung is EVERYTHING in Korea. Not so much in the west beyond phones and smart tv's, and Laundry machines or whatever, but in Korea, Samsung does EVERYTHING.

[–] poudlardo@jlai.lu 6 points 10 months ago

Yes chaebol is a concept in itself

[–] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

TVs, Phones, Washing Machines? Samsung! Cars, trucks? Also, Samsung! Heavy machine equipment, cranes, etc? Believe or not, also Samsung! The Chaebol that does it all!

[–] nayminlwin@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There was even a scandal involving cancer causing work environments with Samsung like in the show.

[–] vis4valentine@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago
[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And the characters called it evil corp anyways so it might as well have been the name.

[–] Tzig@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago

Not exactly, most of the characters seem to call the company E Corp but the main character (who's also the narrator) "corrects it" in his head.