Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: fediverse/5514 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── this, but with my "ideas" or whatever ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5515 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: andor-season-2-spoilers │ └─────────────────────────────┘ all revolutions have a cost. for example, in Andor Season 2 there is a character named Syril Karn. He's part of the first Imperial generation of children (human, at least, some species probably grow fast?) this first generation reflects the good and the bad that the empire could be. There are aspects of good AND bad in Syril. For example, his rigid adherence to truth, justice, and all the other things he holds dear are POTENTIAL good things that the Empire could have instilled within it's culture. Unfortunately, this spirit is lost when he suffers a head injury and dies as part of the Ghorman massacre. Dedra Meero has some good qualities as well, such as her unflinching resolve and unwavering dedication to pursuing her charge. She's a hunter. Cats aren't evil just because they are ambush predators, and neither is she. However, she IS evil because of all the evil things she does. Her character isn't evil, her actions are. She too is spiritually lost as a sacrifice to the Empire. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5516 ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: police-mentioned │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ Police aren't evil when they sign up for cop school at age 18 or whatever. They │ ║ become evil when they beat protestors, when they give in to the fear and │ ║ temptation of violence. │ ║ │ ║ Kids in JROTC aren't evil even if 5 or 6 years down the line they're hanging │ ║ out in the sandbox glassing brown people's houses or whatever. Their future │ ║ actions cause them to BECOME evil, a state which they can always recover from │ ║ if they repent through their actions. │ ║ │ ║ However, their deeds will follow them wherever they go. They are haunted. │ ║ Veterans have SO MUCH PTSD, and much of it is NOT caused by the constant fear │ ║ of death, the explosions, and the exertion. Some amount of that PTSD is caused │ ║ because they are compelled to murder strangers in far-away places. │ ║ │ ║ It's much kinder to the soul if you fight for the protection of your homeland, │ ║ and indeed many of them believe they are doing so. However, just because your │ ║ BELIEFS or your CHARACTER are not evil, does not mean your ACTIONS are not evil. │ ║ │ ║ You cannot objectively │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5517 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── ... what was I thinking about again? oh yes video games are fun because they are a form of play, and all humans love to play. it is natural to their forms, just like it is natural to the form of a slinky to slink down stairs. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5520 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── who said you need a protest to carry a sign? you can literally just write something on cardboard and walk around town while holding it. Don't even need to walk in circles either, just... go from the north side, to the south side, then west, then east, then whatever. unless you're russian, then you wanna do north-south-east-west apparently. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5522 ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┐ ║ writing a book is easy if you did well in English class in school. │ ║ │ ║ All you have to do is take the three paragraph structure and repeat three │ ║ times, like so: │ ║ │ ║ -- │ ║ │ ║ One intro paragraph, three supporting paragraphs, one conclusion paragraph. │ ║ │ ║ One intro paragraph, three supporting paragraphs, one conclusion paragraph. │ ║ │ ║ One intro paragraph, three supporting paragraphs, one conclusion paragraph. │ ║ │ ║ -- │ ║ │ ║ then, do one final 5 paragraphs where each body paragraph is about one of the │ ║ three "essays" you wrote above, and congrats, you have a chapter. │ ║ │ ║ Do that 6 or 9 or 12 times and you got a book. Easy. │ ║ │ ║ If you ever need 4 body paragraphs, that's fine! If you want to write one │ ║ single paragraph for an entire chapter, do that too! Heck if I were you I'd │ ║ throw in as many pictures as you can, because they help break up the long │ ║ blocks of text and allow the reader to orient themselves in the text. If you │ ║ have one single paragraph it can often be difficult to remember exactly where │ ║ to place your eyes, because they lack landmarks. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5524 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── @user-1847 SELF organization, meaning nobody's gonna do it for you. When people are empowered, they are enabled to take responsibility for the world around them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ |