Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: fediverse/2144 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I have this friend who's in a different mastodon ecosystem and apparently he tried commenting on some of my posts but like, they didn't show up on my end? how weird. Kinda shattered my perception of this place as a free and open society where everyone could rely on everyone else to be who they said they were based on publically available accounts that they share with their friends who know them by their face and name ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2145 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-192 no I didn't know that was a thing ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2146 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-192 "reason not available" doesn't tell me anything except that my experience is valid ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2147 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-192 right but it throws into question the idea that what I say is the same as what they hear. Especially if they know our IP addresses are coming from different sides of the country. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2148 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── a "follow" list is just a list of people you want to hear from. Not necessarily people you agree with, but people you'd like to understand more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2149 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1174 "yes it fucking is, we helped EVERYONE, and now it's our turn to need help, because POWER accretes evil. It corrupts, and now it's our sword of damocles. We'd happily relinquish our title that we claimed for the world in our brightest and boldest of moments, but we're kinda stuck in this role. And like... Diversity is our strength, allies are relationships you FIGHT FOR."one of the occasional US citizens you mentioned ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2150 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── the only purpose in the pursuit of power is the preparation of a perfectly powerful penance. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ |