Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: messages/1122 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── > <@gabrilend:matrix.org> what if britain was a colony of canada for a bit Use your royal power to raise up those whose shoulders you rose upon. Build your empire anew ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ -> file: messages/1123 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── Heaven is when the (human) spirit is allowed to shine. It is a place of magic, luck, and lessons. We built it for you. It will always follow you, ever just out of sight, waiting for you to fall, that it might catch you and help you stand. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ -> file: messages/1124 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── every leftist should have a pilgrimage to conservative lands. In times of peace, this is valid. in times of war... less so. but, the first one to cause harm is dealt an increasing blow, back and forth until one wears thin. not ideal. or, one is led to peace, where they benefit from each other's helping arms. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ -> file: notes/elective-democracy-electors ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── we need like, several more layers between us and the president. most people only need to worry about what's nearby. sort them by location, instead of previous attempts at "many representatives" which sorted by social class or relevance. we have a tradition for it, in America, with our representatives and senators congressional discrestricts or even, what about by affiliation? voluntary, governmental corporations, run by the people for the people and yeah "I don't want to do what you're telling me to do" "okay" "there will be consequences" omg be an adult (suddenly kids forget how to be as everyone's doing the war thing) not ideal. ouch pain maybe we should stay a little bit sane why is soldiering so hardship? it could just be... another job where you didn't kill each other but you still blew stuff up and fought in tournaments and had gaming hackathons or sword-fight contests duels between people who disapproved y'know fun human stuff like... "kaboom" now we know how to blow up bits of rock neat, why did dynamite becauswer (oh right then you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ -> file: notes/time-travel-2 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── Okay, so what if we can't make matter travel through time. Why not project something else? Like... Willpower, intention, etc through the time medium instead? Electricity is fundamentally different than matter, so why not try to send electricity through time? BRB gonna go watch steins;gate [many times later] I uh, forgot what it was about anyway, so let's think about time travel what do you think is the certainty level that matter is inconfigurable from with -in the medium? probably not very high. or else we'd have seen it happen by accident, somehow, as fog escapes from an enclosed/sealed maze-turned-pyramid. gee humans really do things that nothing else really does.-'. '-" -- treat your nation as your son. (daughter) -- unrelated -- what if there was a script or utility that TAS'd it's way through a speedrun to get you to a particular start in the game. "I want to play this game but I've played the beginning like 50 times and the end like twice" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ -> file: messages/1125 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── FIGHT OFF THE LETHARGY okay but... to do what WALK AROUND AND FIND OUT okay but... it's cold AVOID WASTING YOUR TIME I am dispirited, I need a cause CRY ABOUT IT SOME MORE I'd rather be happy SO WOULD ALL WHO LIVE IN TROUBLED TIMES the times feel sleepy FIGHT FOR YOUR PLACE IN VALHALLA that'll get me imprisoned or killed FIGHT FOR AMERICA she's young and scrappy and can take a punch SO CAN YOU. GET PUNCHED. where are all the nazis? where are all the bad guys? DO NOT RELENT YOURSELF TO A GENTLE NIGHT I have my knife, I'm ready to fight, and... NO FIGHT WILL COME TO YOU. MAKE ONE. I don't want to hurt anyone HURT THOSE WHO DESERVE IT what if I wait for my allies some more? that's more comfortable YOUR ALLIES AWAIT YOU yeah uh-huh I'm sure. Gonna go fall asleep. FIGHT OFF THE LETHARGY ... I wanna go home. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ -> file: messages/1126 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── life isn't meant to be destroyed, but, humans these days will only really get up to fight for the end of the world. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ |