=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ EDIT: the unspoken assumption is that power means exertion of energy, meaning something that costs money. Capitalism is not vegan because it's defined by labor and acts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/6261 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── the means of production include AI [in liberation of] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #2 fediverse/1416 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-979 @user-980 they do it for power. power corrupts, and these profane desires they possess are the definition of evil. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 messages/315 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── The need to engage with capitalism has reduced my output dramatically. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/487 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I don't really care about capitalism, sorry... why should the butcher be paid more than the baker? It's all a bit silly to me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 messages/662 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── The trolley problem, but you're strapped to the track, and pulling the lever means working hard for months on end. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/1286 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── the fact that business types don't listen to the engineers and their "ethics" means they shouldn't be in charge of them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/306 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── the only unethical act is a destructive application of power to an non-consenting subject. every ethical question is an abstraction of this definition. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/4244 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ leftists pool our capital to fund the weak. they pool their capital to wrest power. they spend it like a resources, and treat it as a means. a tool that they wield against us. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/3527 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1268 so true and privilege that does depend on the oppression of others should not exist ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/1394 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── the sun doesn't seem as bright if you spend your days underneath it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 messages/1015 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── Everyone knows that actions have consequences. Most people know that words have power. Few people know that thoughts bear weight. Responsibility is not bourne in a vacuum. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5620 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── "for the cause" means "against what causes the cause" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4231 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── @user-777 being correct isn't really power so true T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #14 messages/530 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── The strength of a leader is determined not by how many arms they may bear, but by how many sets of arms they may bring to bear ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse_boost/5425 --- ◀─╔════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════─────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ “The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you're overreacting.” │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────╝─▶ --- #16 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 │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/5038 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ if you're gonna insist on capitalism, every country should have the same GDP ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/615 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── wretched doesn't necessarily imply miserable. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/3914 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ that feeling when capitalists make technological advancements that benefit all of mankind but refuse to open source them because... they want more money? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse_boost/95 --- ◀─╔════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════──────────────────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ "A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials." │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────╝─▶ |