Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: fediverse/1889 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1091 I'm sorry I didn't mean to be upsetting! I'll try and be more considerate. If everyone agrees there's never anything to talk about besides how great everyone else is, and that's boring, so... I'm sorry I thought you liked what I was saying from the stars on my comments. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1890 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I always get a little suspicious when my machine pseudo-randomly starts running the fans super loud and when I open my resource monitor they suddenly drop to silent like... bro what are you hiding ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1891 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1091 I knowwww some people are just thorny and prickly I guess. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1892 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: C-programming-and-alcohol-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ I want to write C programs with threads and manual memory management and function pointers and lots and lots of arrays and I'm not even kidding ... wait a minute I literally don't have a job, why am I not writing C programs right now? BRB I got something important to do, where's my vodka --> pkill firefox ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1893 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1056 heh probably, though for this specific instance my Ollama server wasn't running and I had already killed my Stable Diffusion server after utterly failing to produce anything useful... alas, a girl can dream of having a robot familiar, but not today I guess. Not if they keep hiding GPU usage from me >: ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1894 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── Artificial Intelligence represents hope for a lot of people and I think it's kind of cruel how we're selling it before actually making it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1895 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: C-programming-and-alcohol-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 yeah drinking's overrated. I know I'd rather eat a home-cooked meal any day. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1896 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: copypasta, mentions instance it's viewed from │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1097 scary T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1897 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── my thoughts typically come very quickly, and leave just as fast. They are long, yet oh-so-short and sweet. Somehow impossible to describe in fewer than 1024 words, but completely obvious when I think about them. Utterly arcane to anyone else trying to parse whatever the heck I was trying to say - and this includes me, in 2 weeks, trying to decypher what insight-shaped-sentence the LLM running in my brain was trying to portray. ... Sucks. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1898 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── The greatest game is an imagination shared with a friend. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1899 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── don't ask me how I know this, but I'm pretty sure minors are the most likely amongst us to open the "18+ only" content warnings -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1900 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── On one hand, socialism. On the other hand... *people*. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1901 ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ @user-246 │ ║ │ ║ Slavery has existed for most of our history. The act of compelling another to │ ║ labor under your will is quite a fundamental process that requires very basic │ ║ social technology. │ ║ │ ║ Ethics are cultural and societal understandings we've built up over time. │ ║ Before slavery was unethical, if you needed to get something done, you either │ ║ did it yourself or you got someone else to do it. And if nobody wanted to do │ ║ it, you used whatever power you had to make them do it. │ ║ │ ║ Now we can look back on the ancient past and decry it as immoral or profane. │ ║ But slaves got shit done, and people were cruel. │ ║ │ ║ These days, we pay our "slaves", and though they are free, they are free to be │ ║ enslaved by whomever they choose. I hardly think that's free, that's more │ ║ like... liberty, to me. The ability to choose. │ ║ │ ║ That being said, we don't get whipped anymore. We aren't property. We owe no │ ║ allegiance beyond what a mutually enforced contract might stipulate. │ ║ │ ║ And yet... we still must work or starve. │ ║ │ ║ I sure do enjoy not being homeless │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1902 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-246 Oh yeah? Almost as if people who are coerced into situations of desperation and scarcity will fight for their right to life. Wolves are no different. Wolves are animals, after all, and so are we. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1903 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 listen... we are the good people. You, me, and everyone who has the capacity to hope. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1904 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-246 Oh absolutely "*but people*" is only a concern when you orient yourself around "people" - in contrast or opposition to them. There is no "other" in us. And we are united in our humanity, if nothing else. Are you a beast? Are you nothing but ravenous hunger, the shiver of the cold, the need for territory? Of course not, you're a person. (apologies to the furries in the audience) A person, being an agent who interacts with the world as an equal, who thinks and reasons and loves and remembers each season, is the atomic element of society. And society is good, for it brings us the future. We, the people, can decide how that future is defined, and the struggles of capitalism are NOT the only way. They are the most convenient way for those with the most to keep the most. Wolves in captivity we are, but a wolf in a cage still bears teeth. Where are your teeth, ye who readeth? Things are fine, I guess. Fine enough. Better than most. Better than dust. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1905 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-246 In my high school IB English class, one of my classmates brought that song in and we analyzed the lyrics. I can't help but think about how anti-capitalist we were, even considering how young we were. The internet existed but was not an ever-present force in our lives, and yet we were aligned. Perhaps that says something - with education, brings an understanding of the evils of the establishment. Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage. Rage breaks bars. But rage alone is vermin. Rage united is revolution. But rage is scary. "*but people*", remember? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1906 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I like Mastodon because it feels like I'm contributing to something larger than myself even though like, 30 people read each of my posts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1907 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 do you mean this one? https://tech.lgbt/@user-1072/112640880099864378 on my screen it doesn't show any comments at all. Two favorites but that's it. Am I shadowbanned? :ms_confused: ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1908 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1100 @user-1074 haha what the fuck ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1909 ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ @user-1103 @user-1074 │ ║ │ ║ Bro we're all living through this at the same time. There's no past, there's no │ ║ future, only now. Like, NOW now. │ ║ │ ║ People realize they're living under fascism when it intrudes in their lives. │ ║ They generally don't notice otherwise, unless people make a lot of noise in the │ ║ town square / on social media. Alas, that our social media is so divided these │ ║ days. Kinda makes me wish I could hear what people in my area are talking about. │ ║ │ ║ Living under fascism is just like living under any other system, except with an │ ║ increasing amount of *fear* as time goes on. More and more of your │ ║ neighbors disappear, more and more of the life that you once knew turns to ash │ ║ in your mouth. Suddenly, you realize "oh shit maybe I should have - " but it's │ ║ too late, there's no time for throwing bricks, no time for pride marches, no │ ║ time for BLM. You're fucked now, just like all of us were way back in the day. │ ║ Great. Hope you like being enslaved, our bones will bear your weight as you │ ║ march to your grave. │ ║ │ ║ srry │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1910 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 heh yeah people don't often pick up on nuance. who am I kidding, I'm people! I don't often pick up on nuance! Alas. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1911 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1074 Hmmmmmmm, interesting. I think that child abuse was more common in the past, yes, but more importantly I think child abuse shows a child that it is *possible* to abuse another. The idea that it's even *possible* doesn't even cross the mind of most kids, but for some it does, and they often express that upon others. And when an abused child becomes a dictator, well, what else are they gonna do. "Ah but how did they become a dictator" that guy from that thread about spanking asks well, abuse is an act of power. Power is an expression of willfull intent that coerces another into obeying said will. When abstracted to a society, abuse of power often takes the form of oppression, or in extreme cases, genocide. Hence, fascism, though I'm sure someone else (maybe you) could provide a better explanation. Fascism seems to be more complex than plain run-of-the-mill despotism, but honestly I don't care - they are both my enemy. also, the thread was about fascism, dummy. Stay on target. (sorry) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1912 ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ @user-1074 │ ║ │ ║ Yeah they even said as much. Autism is quite common among denizens of the │ ║ internet, especially in tech spaces. But still, if a post is popular enough to │ ║ be boosted by Cory Doctrow... Then perhaps the discussion should be focused on │ ║ the topic at hand? │ ║ │ ║ ... That being said as you said fascism and child abuse are sorta linked, so │ ║ you're probably right. Sorry. │ ║ │ ║ But still I care about the ideas presented rather than the identity of the │ ║ person presenting them. It felt like they were changing the subject or │ ║ diverting the flow of conversation toward something they care about, rather │ ║ than what the OP (you) originally posted. Other readers who come to the thread │ ║ are attracted by the original post (or subsequent posts on Mastodon I think? │ ║ Sorry I'm from Reddit, it's different there) so things that are off-topic │ ║ should be "downvoted" or whatever the equivalent is here. │ ║ │ ║ EDIT: Yeah like despotism! That's my favorite because I imagine a super-strong │ ║ guy like Conan the Barbarian lording over a bunch of noobs │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1913 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: eye contact (my pixel art) │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 Who's the audience? This is Priss right? I think she'd definitely have a different reaction to some people versus others... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1914 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: eye contact (my pixel art) │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 YEAH do the smile then ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1915 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── As a millennial, I'd just like to take a moment to thank all the gen-x people in my life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1916 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "you don't seem autistic" wow no shit almost as if I had acting classes as a child ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1917 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ Try and eat as many different colors of vegetables as you can, as often as you can. drinking cool clean water is bliss, savor that moment ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1918 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I don't know about you, but if I lived in a suburban house I'd probably forget the rest of the world even existed. Aside from the parts I see on the internet, of course. But the internet's always been a psyop, so how valuable is it really? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1919 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── do you ever just look at the sky and think "who gave you the right to be a single color? in this world of infinite complexity, how dare you be the one thing with a consistent color?" and then the sun sets and you think "ohhhh I get it now, the color is always changing" meanwhile the sky is shaking it's head like "bro, no, I'm just the scattered diffusion of light waves from the sun. The sky is black." and the earth spins on... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1920 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: alcohol-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ being vertical while drunk: :ms_confused: being horizontal while drunk: :ms_confused: don't drink kids it's not worth it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/453 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── UX idea: text is rapidly revealed (rate configurable) letter by letter and upon reaching the bottom of the page it starts over at the beginning, overwriting what was there in a different color to show that they're separate. For colorblind accessibility it might switch between white background black text, and black background white text. Again, user configurable, colors are cool too. If the user pushes the spacebar it pauses until they resume it, and it goes a bit slower. If they catch up to it they can double spacebar to make it go faster! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ |