Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: fediverse/514 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-366 @user-246 @user-367 @user-353 I try to be conscientious of such things and only believe the things I read that I agree with explicitly. I've been burned before, in my youth, which perhaps is a privilege that those who come beyond us might never experience in the future AI generated internet that shall scarcely resemble the wild wild west that I grew up in. Perhaps, but I cannot say for sure, as the future has necessarily not yet come to pass, and so we cannot see how it shall unfold. I hope people can learn the digital literacy skills I developed. I hope they learn new ones that they'll then pass on to me. I hope the future is grand and beautiful and... Frankly I don't think I'll be disappointed in that particular respect. : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/515 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-367 @user-246 @user-366 @user-352
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/516 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-367 @user-366 @user-246 @user-353 I wrote a little bit of that on my website, but something told me not to. I think because it would weaken the message? Frankly it was quite difficult to say even the barest minimum of "I wrote these things when I was distressed and didn't post them until now. I'm only posting them now because they're becoming increasingly relevant and it's a little embarassing tbh to showcase how much I've changed. Please don't take these things out of context." I wasn't *wrong* per se, but I was misaligned. I am always re-aligning myself in small ways that eventually create (what I believe to be) the best and most ethical direction. BUT it's easy not to see that. People don't see things in their totality, they see only what they are exposed to. That's not bad, it's just a product of our finite existence. Which is why I value personal expression more than self-identified moral and ethical directioned [beliefs, but pronounced as "adaptations"] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/517 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 @user-366 @user-367 @user-353 My classes only briefly touched on 2nd wave feminism, because apparently 1st and 3rd were more important. I haven't gone back and re-examined it because I'm too busy learning about computers - alas! that there should be more hours in the day? I wonder what I would then be able to say, here in this moment, should I have been prepared with more moments in solitude or classroom, studying the work of those who came before me. Oh well, I should probably focus on processor architecture or Java frameworks or whatever I'm assigned next. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/518 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-366 @user-367 @user-246 @user-353 Perhaps I'm strange, but I like to take that particular joy that you're describing in essentially every piece of media I consume. Not as a vengeful feeling, but rather just a product of the idea that I cannot truly know the intentions of those who created it, so I approach my understanding of it from an angle that is aligned according to my own experience. Which means that my conclusion lands somewhere they (presumably) didn't intend... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/519 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-367 @user-246 @user-366 @user-353 Hell yeah, that's the kind of words I seek : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/520 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 @user-366 @user-367 @user-353 That makes sense to me. Now that I think of it I remember reading the book "Female Chauvinist Pigs" which I think was 2nd wave? It's been a while. I've been in school for too long. I should probably stop dropping out -.- https://archive.org/details/femalechauvinist00arie ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/521 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-367 @user-246 @user-366 @user-353 Oh what a life, wouldn't that be grand? Video games are a complex subject, and require complex analysis - the likes of which could only be shared through an extended explanation and exploration - perhaps in the context of a university course, might a particular genre be plumbed? We have art history degrees for a reason. People discuss the history of math and physics in much the same way. Thank goodness for YouTube, I have no idea how we'd share the history of computers and gaming if not for the people making retrospectives on obscure hardware from 1988. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/522 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-353 @user-370 @user-366 @user-246 @user-367 Some things I lived through, some things I lived through a retelling of, and some things I sought out recollections of and incorporated into my knowledge banks such that I might more adequately and efficiently approach future situations. ... am I a computer or just autistic? /shrug ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/523 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: terf/tirf mention │ └───────────────────────────┘ @user-367 @user-246 @user-366 @user-353 Hate is corrosive, and self-hate is self destructive. I'm glad you aren't feeling that way anymore! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/524 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 @user-353 @user-370 @user-366 @user-367 Might have to read these tomorrow, I have 6 new tabs that are begging for my attention. Yet somehow the comfort of my bed feels more inviting. BRB napping for 8 hours ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/525 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-367 @user-246 @user-353 @user-370 @user-366 Ah, the limitations of our mortal forms. But dreams are most beautiful, so perhaps it's worth it to be a little constrained to our conditions ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/526 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: CW-added-nazis-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────┘ @user-366 @user-367 @user-246 @user-353 These three images are the same, I just needed 3 pictures to fit all the words into the low-vision description box. I'm cheating the system! Nobody can stop me! Rules are fake! The system is fake! Nothing will hold me back! Something something
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/527 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-95 Perhaps it might be! The spectrum of my rainbow is diffuse I suppose ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/21 ◀═╦═══════════════[BOOST]═════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ External post: https://ellieayla.net/users/ellie/statuses/11168762796213 │ │ ║ │ 0291 │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┴─▶ -> file: fediverse/529 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-379 @user-366 @user-380 @user-381 @user-382 @user-367 I, being a witch, posted something on Nextdoor a few days before Halloween about how the phases of the moon at the time were the harbinger of dark and ancient evils that crept through the night on that particular day, one day, just once, one night per year, because... y'know, Halloween is supposed to be spooky? People there hated it. They muted me and blocked me and called me names. So I deleted my account because it's obviously not designed for witches like me xD ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/530 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-387 @user-388 Also a few weeks ago (month or two maybe? idk time is an illusion) they updated their mobile app and now it's just worse. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/22 ◀═╦═══════════════[BOOST]═════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ Happy new year! │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┴─▶ -> file: fediverse_boost/23 ◀═╦═══════════════[BOOST]═════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ External post: https://tech.lgbt/users/deilann/statuses/1116862620679494 │ │ ║ │ 13 │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┴─▶ -> file: fediverse/533 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: CW-added-nazis-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ @user-366 @user-367 @user-246 @user-353 darn, that's good to know. I guess I could make multiple posts but I don't want to spam people - Mastodon tends to notify people whenever you do ANYTHING which I worry is bothersome. Hence the attempts to compress longer thoughts into smaller spaces... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/534 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: CW-added-nazis-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ @user-367 @user-366 @user-246 @user-353 Agreed! That's why I never touch the stuff. Frankly I worry that if I did, it would "infect" me somehow, because brains are kinda stupid. Or maybe it's the 'tism that makes me repeat the most taboo think I can think of in my brain whenever it wants to hurt me -.- Don't read that stuff. I wish I could forget every slur I ever learned, because my internal monologue just... REALLY enjoys intrusively thought-ing my internal narrative whenever possible. >.> It takes real, genuine effort to not be racist or whatever because brains are stupid, but like... it's kinda necessary to be a good person, so, y'know, don't think bad thoughts about people you don't know? And if you find yourself with intrusive thoughts related to that kind of thing, then focus your attention on vanquishing them, because it's important. It really is. Just do it. Work on it. Be better. I know you can. [says me to me lol] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/535 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: CW-added-nazis-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ @user-367 @user-366 @user-246 @user-353 I mean, perhaps the trash that those gems are buried in is similar to the trash that my gems are buried in (capitalism I think? I'm stretching the metaphor) I think you're absolutely right. Don't listen to Nazis. I don't even like thinking about them or talking about them or even acknowledging their existence. If I see one I'd punch it. I'm not great in a fight so I might get stabbed or whatever but like... worth it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/536 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: PSA: aspublic.org is still active, and still archives + makes searchable │ │ all public posts, they have no opt-out, nor do they respect the "Include public │ │ posts in search results" setting │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-391 Just want to point out that email is about as private as skywriting. Which means that everyone knows what you buy on Amazon or which forums send you messages... So if you want to keep your posts secret, you should use encryption - such as gpg, for example. Actually, wouldn't that solve the problem that @user-78 is talking about? Just, build encryption into everything. Ah, nope, wouldn't work, just realized that public means public, and you can't encrypt a public post. Well, you *could*, but then it's no longer public, just noise transmitted on a public channel. Idk. My opinion is that the fediverse is (and should be) like email. Like skywriting. If you mark something as public, it should be seen by anyone who wants to see it. It's an opt-in option. And frankly I miss Myspace, so I'm okay with archives. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/537 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-366 @user-367 @user-246 @user-353 Ah yes, wouldn't it be nice if everyone spoke their mind? I'm doing my part d=(^_^)z Thank you for adding context to what I posted. I now know better how and where to use it, if I ever do again. We shall see, I haven't yet read the examinations of the author you sent me. I'll do that before I think about the post again. Those 6 tabs I mentioned last night have now become 4, and soon I'll get through all of them - reading is a joy to me ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/24 ◀═╦═══════════════[BOOST]═════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ 2) Friendbots. Each was invented to keep the other company. │ │ ║ │ #SmallRobotsRemastered │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┴─▶ -> file: fediverse/539 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 @user-366 @user-367 @user-353 I think that particular dynamic works in our favor ^_^ one of the best things about fascism is how evil it is, because evil has a smell. Dang I'm riled up now, the part of me that exists in the past wants to swing a sword and lop off nazi heads. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/25 ◀═╦═══════════════[BOOST]═════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ Caszh twitches. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ If this flame is beautiful, ⭐ or boost this post to improve its │ │ ║ │ chances for future breedings. │ │ ║ │ #fractalArt │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┴─▶ -> file: fediverse/541 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-216 this is what Earth looks like to the sun ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/542 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 @user-366 @user-367 @user-353 Good point. What is one person lopping off nazi heads when compared to a person writing a book that compels others to view them with disdain? I think we need both, but you're right that "the pen is mightier than the sword" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/543 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 @user-366 @user-367 @user-353 I wouldn't know, I haven't read any of it, and my mind's too porous to want to expose itself to that kind of thing. Like, no coral reef WANTS to be bleached, but alas. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/544 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-366 @user-367 @user-246 @user-353 I see... I mean, I've spent enough time around plants and animals to know that certain things are instinctual and are passed on through biological reproduction. It's not just that, but my other evidence is anecdotal. But I also know that most behavior is learned, through a combination of circumstance, action, and the intentions behind said actions, taken by the individual who is incorporating behavior into their psyche. So... While I'm sure there's some merit to each part of the "nature/nurture" spectrum I don't think it's really relevant on a meta, socio-political scale. You can just abstract all of those concepts and mark it as a black box called "humanity" and work through whatever socio-political problem, concern, or quandry you're working through. Abstraction is our friend - It hides the details that (while technically may have SOME merit) are irrelevant to the larger-scale decisionmaking, and in fact can often delude decionmakers into being unethical. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/545 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: PSA: aspublic.org is still active, and still archives + makes searchable │ │ all public posts, they have no opt-out, nor do they respect the "Include public │ │ posts in search results" setting │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-391 @user-78 I see, it seems you know more than me about this topic. It's true that search engines don't index emails, but I was thinking more of a "cybersecurity" perspective, as in any "sufficiently motivated" individual or organization could access your emails should they so desire. And should they be willing to (I'm assuming?) break a few laws. If it *can* be done, and if it gives information that could be used for leverage, then you can be assured that *someone* will do it. I personally worry about people in power who *could* be blackmailed because their communications were more public than they anticipated. Which speaks to the problem mentioned in this post of the search-indexing-opt-out functionality being present but circumnavigatable. Avoidable? Able to be bypassed? It's an illusion of security. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/546 ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-394 I'm transfem, but I figure it's the same thing right? They tell you to get a bigger needle for pulling the hormones out of the vial and then switch to a smaller one when injecting, but there's not really any point in that. I say get the same kind of needle (the small one) and just take a bit of extra time drawing it out. I still use two needles each time, but if I use the "least common denominator" then I can have a bit of extra flexibility with little downside. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ |