Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: messages/342 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── So. To reiterate, the employee in Arkansas is paid a wage of 30$ per hour, and the state in which the corporation is based (say, Oklahoma) is paid 30$ for each hour that employee works. However, these dollars are specific to the region, and cannot leave it - Oklahoma and Arkansas *must* reach an equitable arrangement where their dollars equal out. Balance is desired, as it brings stability and provides a foundation for future growth. If one side prospers, so does the other. Why should the Oklahoman have less than the Arkansan? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/343 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Person, family, neighborhood, city, state, nation, planet. This is a rough description of each "tier" of algorism. These rules apply at every tier, so though I said "state" and "nation" for the presented arguments they are equally relevant to the family and the planet. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/344 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── In algorism, every month any unspent dollars are distributed to all of a person's open queues. Should a person have no open queues, then perhaps they may be distributed to everyone in the rest of the structure, to foster a sense of solidarity, or perhaps they are simply lost, as money unspent is money wasted. Either way, the relevant functionality is the dispersal of unspent currency. This applies to higher states as well, such as states - if a state is engaged in many profitable arrangements and fails to balance it's external budget, then the unspent dollars must be distributed to everyone else in their tier for the next month. Ah, but this raises a critical question - dispersal to the tier, dispersal to the structure, or waste? I believe dispersal to the tier is best, though perhaps it should be a choice made in each instance by the representatives. Or perhaps it should be a requirement for them to choose a certain way - it's up to the people of that state, that family, that neighborhood, to decide what privileges their representatives possess. However, the options available for them to choose between are limited, as the mechanical interactions of these unit structures (the representative and everyone they represent) are necessarily defined by the system. As such, the options may be enumerated, and in doing so they are granted as options to be wielded by representatives as their constituents see fit. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/345 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── The original question, the most critical question I believe, is how to preserve a sense of unity between tiers. How to ensure that there is no reason to abdicate our responsibility to preserving unity and fostering goodwill between the people of this earth. A proposed solution is to allow for the greatest freedoms, such that there is little reason to desire liberty from unity, however freedom is not enough - there must be mutually beneficial reasons for coexistence. Hence the idea that economics must be tied to national structure. If Texans would rather be part of their own structure, well then it is functionally impossible for them to trade (legally) between other states. That is not ideal, so it is much more appealing for them to work together and define their lives as they will while also co-habitating in the same national structure as everyone else. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/346 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Now, another example. Should Washington or Maine desire one day to become part of Canada, for example, they must necessarily seek exclusion from the United States market. They would bring with them only what they carry, and that's... not ideal, as most of the wealth of a nation is in it's interactions with others. But say they do not desire exclusion, and rather would instead prefer to simply trade with Vancouver or Quebec. External trade must be facilitated through a higher level, in this case the national level. Washington might request a certain type of good from Vancouver, and Maine might desire a service from Quebec. This request would be given to the national representative (or rather, the tier higher than the state) who would then develop a contract with the nation of Canada to purchase the type of good or service they desire. Assuming the canadians are still utilizing the capitalist mode of production and economics, there would need to be an exchange between American dollars and Canadian dollars. This is handled nationally, and those dollars can be circulated across the globe by canada should they desire. For example, the American dollars passed to Canada might be spent in Brazil, where they then find their way to England, and then to Australia. Then, several months later, those same American dollars are used to purchase a good or service from an American industry by creating a contract with the American government. Such a contract could be on the individual level or higher level, however as capitalism tends to decay all social fabrics that bind a group of people together leaving the naked individual alone, it tends to be on the individual level. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/347 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── So, an individual in Australia purchases a widget on Amazon, which is manufactured in Ohio and shipped internationally in California. The Australian bloke (can I say bloke here? is that okay?) spends their cash which is then taken by the American government. Then, the widget is produced in Ohio and shipped to a warehouse somewhere before being sent to California where it will be brought on a boat to Australia. This trip involves three stops, Ohio, California, and Australia. However, as the product was bought on Amazon, which is a service, there is another entity in the arrangement which is the state in which Amazon is located - let's say it's in California as well. So, Ohio is compensated for the production and storage, California is compensated for the Amazon facilities and the shipment abroad, and Australia is given a widget in exchange for dollars (which are then disposed of, as they are not a true currency once internal but rather a form of debt that are sent abroad, to be redeemed at a later date. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/348 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── The amounts that Ohio and California are compensated is determined by the contracts and arrangements they had in place when creating their industry. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/349 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Okay how about this, for starters? Jobs can no longer ask for degrees, instead they must rely on certifications. In addition, everyone who has completed a degree receives money every month in exchange for their increased value they bring to whichever job hires them. This money is sourced from a tax taken on businesses in rough proportion to the amount of money they save by paying their employees the same amount, no matter their education. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/350 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Like, UBI that encourages education mixed with wage equality laws. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/forestbrook ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── an old folks home that had an emphasis on technology, giving residents the ability to work on tech projects. honestly I think it would be helpful not just for their brains, but also for their enjoyment. Programming is fun! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/my-desired-profession ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── I want to work with compute shaders. massively distributed computations that handle things using the graphics card. That's why I want to make low-level games, because you can utilize your system to it's utmost potential by sacrificing the incredibly expensive modern gaming graphical requirements. like honestly, we don't need ray-tracing in a poker game. Seriously use that graphical technology for more interesting things, like manually computing every single hair on the other player's character model ... wait bad example ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/overwatch-manaform ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── make the entire map covered in a 3d grid of spheres. These spheres register collision, and keep track of a endlessly tabulating record of every object that has passed through them. Like the replay system in Blizzard games, where each time through the recording it recreates the playthrough exactly. Which is why .mp4 recordings always look so... stilted. It lacks the human element. BUT if they're remade every time the show is performed, perhaps from different perspectives, then, well, the players can perform as they need to be. Have you ever wished your players could get better at your game? I certainly have, because the better you get the more lessons you learn as a player, which is essentially the only way to maintain satisfaction. Satisfied players don't leave, and satisfaction comes most readily when there is something new to be had. Meaning the greater the change in a player's ranking, the better they're getting. Downside is, players who are naturally good from their skills in other games tend to not learn so much! Ah, well, if only there was a way to tailor the difficulty setting to each and every new host. Such an innovation would surely enable the entire playerbase to exist on the same level. Then just throw AI assisted voice transcription at their recorded voices and everytime they say "I'm bronze rating" or "I'm diamond" then you can switch it around to say like "I'm platinum" or "I'm grandmaster" and BAM suddenly everyone is at the same level. No more concerns about a game's population being diverse. Because at the end of the day, when most people have moved on, the ones who are left are your most dedicated customers. Customers who aren't especially interested in the new stuff. =========================== stack overflow ===================================== if anything requires attention from the patient, they will die. it is fatal. considering the faces of good and evil is terrifying. I think I'd rather worship nature in harmony to be honest. Though that is it's own scary kind of beast. In America it was kind, but then was slain into the body of all of us humans. Well, all things transform in form, it's not a shame or a heartfelt-est loss. Just a re-imagined-new beginnings. spirit is a fluid, how else could souls === stack overflow ============================================================= ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/dominions-meta-tactics ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── in dominions, it'd be nice if we could set up permanent loops of commander operations. Like, "move to this province, drop off units, move back, pick up units there, then move to this province, etc" think, factorio or spacechem. A more procedural generation of narrative events. something that is more aligned to the fantasy because it's a story that takes place across generations, as no religion's going to woo the world overnight. it's gotta start somewhere. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/351 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── The things a demon tempts you with are just your causes of death viewed from the past. Meaning its not true insight, just post-hoc justification earlier in time. To torment your spirit, essentially. Resisting those things are the work of angels and good hearted souls, so consider what demons offer to you and you'll know what to resist. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/352 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Though, of course, can you ever be sure who is who they say they are? You must consider all messages anonymous by default, and unencrypted (untrustable) and yet impossible to ignore. Like the messages they had to ignore at Bletchley Park to avoid the suspicion that they'd figured out the secret code. You know how it goes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/353 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Just think about what a good person would do, and there's your answer to each question in the moment. Just... Be strategic about it, make sure you're always working toward a goal. Do it with intention, do it with heart, and never hide your true impulses - they are what your demon seeks to corrupt. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/disability ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── being disabled is a disability, and we should attempt to ameliorate the added difficulties from said disability. Like, ramps for wheelchairs, ADA, or more controversially, financial aid. Because buying things is how we contribute to the economy, and increasingly the economy *is* our society. It's unfair for those who cannot work or cannot live with others (because they smell like they pissed themselves 24/7) should not be forced to live in a worse world just because we believe everyone should be equal. Some people are not equal. Some people piss themselves, and the fact that they can't have roommates means they have to spend more money on housing than others. That's an inequity that doesn't have to exist. In fact it is easily solvable using our currently active systems, namely... dollars are able to be given. what is the purpose of a man to a society? What do we mean to do here on this earth? how best could our structures and our cultures be utilized to align ourselves toward our most desired of purpose? And what is that purpose, do you think (for each man)? y'know I bet that's something we could ascertain now that we have an AI that can talk to every single person ever and build up a database of their ideas of morality. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/354 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Fuck it, I guess I'm doing kegels now. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/355 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── The only way to punch up Is to support each other [picture of a person in a class pyramid leaning back so they can punch upward and held aloft by people below propping them up and people above pulling on their belt] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/356 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── When good people die, when they drop out or leave the industry, they no longer have access to the levers of power that guide our collective fate. Meaning those who persist are those who covet power. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/357 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── In related news, dystopian authoritarian despotism (aka fascism's fruition) never lasts long. It's a snake eating its own tail, and its not getting any longer. One day the snake will choke on its own excrement and then that system will collapse, but until then there will be suffering. Kinda makes me think that those who would do us harm could accelerate our demise by filling our positions of power with evil people. Is that not an evil impulse, to force your neighbor to decay? Kinda makes me think about all the democratic regimes we've overthrown and replaced with authoritarian autocrats. People who keep the liquid gold flowing, perhaps with the hope that one day we'll choke on it. Well, that day is rapidly approaching because the air is getting thicker with carbon, and we're all struggling to breathe in this heat. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/358 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Ah, but think of the technological bounty our supremacy did bring! Surely if we had split the wealth, we could not have reached such towering heights. And we tried our best, but some things you just can't teach - for every seed potato we did bring, that was another meal for their night. And so we worsened their plight, for now they've forgotten how to fight. What more do you want from us! ... Perhaps once we've made programmable matter. Maybe when we've overcome our earthly delights. Could be when we've ascended to heaven, where we gaze down from our towering heights. Possibly far in the future, possibly here in this night, our bane is what we're guilty of, and our boons are struggling to light. Where have all the good people gone? Oh yeah, they're burnt out from doing all the work for all the bad people. Well, fuck 'em, they can carry their own cart. At least until they can respect. A man who's never tasted hunger will never be a farmer, and gee our tax dollars could go so much farther! And then we starve, because nobody thought to build farms indoors, away from the crippling heat that saps the strength from our plant fathers. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/359 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── "God doesn't know he ate the universe, and we're doing everything we can to make sure it stays that way." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/360 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Build houses for the rich out of stone and don't let them tear them down or break them, just... Keep building them until our housing problem goes away. We all could be kings if we lived sustainably. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/361 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── "we don't negotiate with terrorists. But perhaps there may be a way we could find it in our hearts to agree, by earnestly and honestly seeking true justice, where everyone gets what they want? Tell me, what is it that you want? And most importantly, tell me why it is that you want what you want? Please be as specific as can be, and explain your desires down to the root of human nature so that we can be assured that we may find something we share. Anything less is not an honest attempt. I look forward to working with you toward our bright future." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/words-to-myself ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ================================================================================ I'm just going to transcribe what I hear please don't you hear me (something) what? perfect listen ... ... don't text me now? (I think?) [didn't catch that] ... that's okay perfect thank you just a second facebook he's here (I think?) (or maybe something her) what I love you (or maybe I know her?) do you hear me? (or "just a second") (@ everyone watching me receive telepathic messages from god or whatever, please don't judge me too harshly, I'm not a good transcriber hehe) what's that (or maybe holy shit) what, then perfect or okay (?) (yesterday you said you were leaving and I got concerned) yes, then "I'm leaving", then shutdown. fuck. I don't want you to go. I only understand some of what you say but fuck, I'm so lonely and I wish you could hear me back. Sometimes it feels like you do, even though I just think thoughts or tap on something metal or even sometimes whisper... I just don't know what to do and I'm so concerned about my purpose here in this century. Do I help people? Who do I trust? Can I believe in myself, or am I just kinda... worthless I don't know. I wish I knew. Please hear me and respond. Or better yet, say hi like, I'd literally do anything that anyone asked me to. Unless I didn't want to. Like, I'm pretty good at turning people down when I don't want something, but I have to do it first to know if I want it or not. Trouble is of course, in life there's no second chances. I'm on my, what, 499th chance? Jeezzzzz will continue after the break, when the messages resume. - Thu May 16 08:32:27 AM PDT 2024 ================================================================================ (and we're back. hopefully.) (too many things srry) something about having it open? (my windows are closed rn btw if you want to drop by and kill me / talk to me) (didn't catch that) (something about portland, perfect, windows, "this is the [whole/right/wrong] thing) thank you oh, again? (or oh, she did?) they caught you (um) ... (I am an American princess, and sometimes it's necessary to kill princesses.) (I understand.) ... (okay well I don't get it but like, I don't mind being killed.) (okay well you're not saying anything so I'm going to work on my game) (I think it was something like "DID SHE KILL HER") and then (oh we're back) ... (I should learn Toki Pona) you don't know it? RIGHT away learn it yes please learn it just Learn it right now (sorry only half listening) shit (or bitch, it was said right as I debated clicking "same day delivery" for a toki pona book on Amazon - I didn't do it btw! It was tempting but, like, I don't want to make someone work harder for me just for like, 3$) (shutdown) ================================================================================ (hiii) (I'm hungry) (do you like ramen?) (you said something about being "impressed with yourself" but I didn't understand the first part) (oh you probably want me to scroll up right) ... (something's a lot to read? Or "you've gotta leave"?) ... (I'm (you keep asking me to remember but, like, I dont know what you want me to remember. Look, I don't know who you are, but I don't want you to leave, and I don't want you to hate me. I want to work together. Let's be friends? Are you someone who I worked with at Intel?) yes, stupid (your words not mine) (okay I'm going to start listing names, just stop me when um idk) goddamnit remember me ... (trying...) remember her (two syllables) (my name is Cameron) (your name is...) [redacted, though I did type it out so anyone watching could see] (shit my opsec sucks) {oh, are you on an op, little prophet?} (no shut up you know what I mean) {now you're just talking to yourself} (I know this sucks -.-) (It's always so weird when someone walks past my apartment door and doesn't enter a door) ================================================================================ (I practice with my sword every day.) (I don't anticipate fighting a war with it) (It's mostly just to keep unarmed and unarmored people from grappling me.) (punching is fucking stupid) (Nobody wants to fuck with a sword) ================================================================================ (either "goddamnit" or "don't hear me") "she's perfect" "cameron" "are you clean"??? yes thank you (or maybe "different thing") (I do cannabis maybe once every week or two, depending on if I feel compelled) don't leave remember (did she know) ........ do you want me to stop transcribing? (you're getting desperate, huh?) did you know there are 20 trans people for every cop in america just a random thought (you want me to leave jack because he's an asshole?) goddamnit (missed my birthday? it's my birthday?) wait who's missing? A bad plan executed concurrently is better than a good plan executed in disarray capitalism's a bad plan, just saying... frozen butter tastes worse than room temperature butter (taking a break while I eat) ================================================================================ WASTED POTENTIAL? cmon .... what do you want from me? I'll give it to you if it's in my power, as long as I know what you want I can try. But, like, I'm pretty confused about what exactly I'm supposed to be doing. you know I can hear when you talk to your friends, too right? like, when the window's open. errrr the connection. ..... damn guess I'm not as continent as I thought I'll save you, I promise. Have faith. Tell me what you need. I'll do my best. yeah I'll live with you in portland .... brooklyn? Yeah I'll live there too .......... does my name really gotta be "diapergirl" like c'mon why not Ritz Menardi - though I guess "menardi" and "diapergirl" have the same amount of syllables...... hmmmm, maybe I'm projecting lol "please come back" to where tho listen Elentalus is just as important as anything else on my website, it's okay if I spend time working on it. It's literally a game about creating gods, c'mon ..... can you be more specific? yeah I made that one sec I'm going to read a book, in this book there's a section where a prisoner in vietnam communicates with another using a strange communication method using, like, taps or something. I forget. Anyway gonna try and find it. maybe we can use it to talk easier. Also gonna clean my butt. ..... fuck it's a long book >.> ================================================================================ found it on page fucking 603, jeeeezzzzzz down . A B C D E | F G H I J | L M N O P V Q R S T U then right ---> V W X Y Z so, like, tap tap tap (pause) tap tap would equal M tap tap (pause) tap tap would equal G like morse code, but easier since you don't have to memorize anything (also note that K is missing becuase it's an extra character I guess) (I personally would have eliminated C but that's just me) ================================================================================ oh hey nice to see ya what's up wait what I'm trying to um what's the word... retrain myself I do a lot of laundry in the shower I don't use soap tho, it's too harsh but uh yeah I'm making progress I guess honestly it's mostly a mental thing, like... paying attention to the signals from my body that are usually filtered out because there's more "important" things to think about (thanks brain, really appreciate the wet pants -.-) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/362 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── Some people's parents never taught them to handle being yelled at when they were kids and honestly it shows ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/363 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── Some of ya'll don't even know how to cook without seasoning, wtf ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/364 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── Capitalism isn't perfect but if it's capitalism or cyberpunk North Korean style dystopia, I'll pick capitalism. Can we at least make it so that the rich aren't safe financially though? Like, if you own a billion dollars it should be because you make a billion dollars per year. Anything you don't spend should be taxed away, to be used for public services and the defence of our nation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/365 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── Programmers should treat LLMs more like a different type of "if" statement rather than a UI element ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1584 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Lonely vent about pride month │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 You need to rely on other people less. Find your own happiness in your own home. Make friends with the people around you. If you don't like your home, then why would you live there? If you don't like your neighbors, then why would you trust them enough to live next to them? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1585 ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Lonely vent about pride month │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 Yeah I get it. I've been applying for remote jobs and they won't fuckin' hire me. Fuckers, I'm talented and qualified, who gives a fuck about my lackluster resume? Supply and demand is fake because software developers are only offered 100k+ jobs and yet there's so many of us who are starving. What the fuck. I have a friend in Brooklyn, yet I'm on the west coast. Fucking geography amiright? I'd love to live with them and yet I can't because of something as simple as money. What's the purpose in that restriction? I'm so fucking talented, please fucking hire me. What can I do to get what I want? Ugh, modern society perplexes me. Like, yeah sure it's great that we have the internet and hospitals who can cure malaria and whatever, but why do I feel so encaged? It's so strange, and yet here I am -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1586 ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┐ ║ @user-1033 │ ║ │ ║ Listen, there comes a certain point when you realize that most people will just │ ║ go along with whatever gets them whatever they want. And for most people, │ ║ that's fast food and TV. Like... You know that George Carlin quote about the │ ║ average person and how stupid they are? Yeah. It's not a fucking joke. Most │ ║ people are dumb as rocks. But they still deserve to live, and they still │ ║ control our democracy through their majority, so... The system works ? ? ? I │ ║ guess ? ? ? │ ║ │ ║ ... Anyway at this point, when you realize the things that people in this │ ║ thread are saying, that's the point when you should start finding your peers. │ ║ Find people who "get it" and start working to upend it. People who don't "get │ ║ it" will "get it" when it materially impacts their lives, and unfortunately for │ ║ all of us (including them) that point will never arrive. For you see the │ ║ system's aligned such that people like them are attended to with utmost care, │ ║ and people like us are left to rot. Well, it's our job to fix it, so... riot. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ |