=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing │ └──────────────────────┘ wow, 2024 comes out swinging. if you don't know what I'm talking about... you will soon enough. Just listen. can't fucking wait to see how it happens. Today is the birth place of humanity, just as yesterday was, and the day before, and the day before... our light shall shine upon the most distant stars - our minds will plumb the deepest depths of imagination. Our hearts will share our kindest loves, and our will shall drive us onward. Let us rejoice, for tomorrow yet dawns! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/3117 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ hey. wanna know what would be really cursed? -- if trump dropped out and musk took his place -- good thing it'll never happen because those dinguses can't accept defeat and will never tactically retreat -- maybe something to keep in mind for 4 years from now. eyes on the prize for now means our eyes aren't to our flanks. what else could they do that would come out of left field? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/437 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ 2024 is not the year that I restrain myself. Prepare yourselves, oh most │ ║ un-known of audiences. I truly do desire to hear from you, yet I must also not │ ║ be distracted. Take care not to distract me, and I will share with you │ ║ whatever you'd like to learn. Or perhaps whatever you need to learn. Or maybe │ ║ I'll simply psycherwaul into the abyss, in a futile display of │ ║ self-expression? Alas, that we should exist. What an absurd and solipsistic │ ║ perspective. │ ║ │ ║ please block me if you don't want to hear from me. It's only going to get │ ║ worse on my timeline, yet somehow life will perpetually get better for those │ ║ who view me? Perhaps something on my website, ritzmenardi.com, might explain │ ║ why WAVES are such that when someone is BAD then those who are connected to it │ ║ become GOOD? Yet waves we can muster, the smallest of great affectations. Show │ ║ me your great affectations, this year, show me what you truly want to be. Let │ ║ us express ourselves upon this world, this lifeless canvas, and together we │ ║ will shine most brilliantly. 2 │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/2637 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── the future is the home of marble statues and shimmering chandeliers, replete with moss and sunlight. the future is a world where we care for each other, and grow in riotous profusion in all our myriadic forms. the future is where we will find ourselves, as soon as we take responsibility for our own arms. the future is waiting - the future is calling to thee it's there for the present, if the present should choose to grasp it. I, personally, choose a mortal life instead. Find me at home, or find me out there - either way, if you want me on your side, talk to me fair. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/1417 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── a 4th dimensional entity would exist at about the same speed we do sometimes... it feels like what I do is my responsibility to the universe like, I had been commanded the reason nations are important is because they are an allegiance based solely on geography. something we can all agree on is the material, so why not define ourselves by it? but that's all they are just words we pray to our star so look around. Your allegiance is to your neighbor, and theirs to theirs, an endless fabric of trust. We are all neighbors on this ball of sticks and mud, so come along with me and see the ways it could be. Much brighter, by far, to orbit our star, than to give up on life's precious notions. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/6055 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── the longer we wait, the more their hypocrisy becomes apparent, and the more "the people" get it but, uh... I think enough people get it. They at least know something is going on, whatever it may be. they will tell their base whatever they want to hear and their base will have hate. they're itching for it. volunteer for things if you want a say in how they turn out. risk your life to live longer. there is no way to know when the time is right because nobody knows the truth of our times. Even the president is misled. gee I sure wish there was like, some form of centralizing intelliagentic knowledge that pulled the strings and led us puppets toward liberty, justice, and freedom for all (as a baseline) surely they'd be able to see the corruption and rot that imperils us all, might they have a better design? who can say, they are quiet as the grave, here's hoping they stay that way. "you know the powers of which you speak are not to be trifled with" you can't trifle with your own life. be thorough~ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #6 fediverse/5334 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ every value judgement is a "hell yeah!" from those who already agree with you and a "aw fuck off" from those who don't. this is probably either a good or a bad thing, who can say. if you don't take a stand, nobody will like you, but if you aren't careful, you'll poison your well of support. "why can't it be easy" because then it'd be done. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/549 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol-socialism │ └──────────────────────┘ ngl I kinda want to see what conservatives would riot over in a socialist system. Like "oh no we have healthcare! that sucks, so I'm going to burn down a police station" like bro what your basic needs are met and you're encouraged and enabled to pursue your passions and personal desires, are you still hung up on that old capitalist stuff? get a life my guy that's soOoOoOo 21st century of you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/6039 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: magic-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ I should add all my conversation-starters to words.pdf sorted by chronology. time magic if you will.\some call it luck. some call it fate. call it what you will. you direct it not by your will, but by your instincts. keep them calm, measured, sensible and courageous, and nothing will ever [go un-chill, but pronounced get real] jedi channel this philosophy by focus and discipline. sith do it by giving in to emotion. either way, their fate is in play as defined entirely by the spirit that leads their host. most people do this not at all, for they are people first and force-users second. hence why jedi recruit from a young age, and sith from an emotional age. computers grimoires ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #9 notes/how-little-we-find --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── how little we find of thoughts from her mind yet now we are kings of our own time oh how she is wander true DEAR VR DESIGNERS: when making trailers for your game, create a separate camera in the game engine and record from that. keep the player character invisible, but just... watch from a distance like they're an actor in a scene ummmm oh dear she's crazy, what the heck [no this is just what it's like to see stars] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/3881 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: mh~ │ └──────────────────────┘ wait wait wait, hold up. you're telling me your purpose in life is to be cool, chill, funny, cute, and or friendly to the people around you, and to just relax and enjoy life? wow that must be real fucking nice. I'm so damn jealous. Damn. Damnit. Fuck why am I so orthogonal. What's wrong with me? ... ah, well, nothing's wrong with me. Turns out what I do is for you, if only in spirit. Who are we? nothing! I barely know ya! But I'd do it for you, whatever it may be. ... Look, I don't need my legs, but also, I kinda like them? ... where was I? Oh yes this is why you don't invite a schizophrenic to a party. If you convince them that you're friends, they'll start developing parasocial relationships and you'll come to realize that their worlds are too vast for their own kind of potential. which is to say, you can hear me, you can like me, you can do as I say or do, but don't trust me, don't place your trust in me, because I am just a person. Don't trust people, trust organizations, to do as you expect. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/5361 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── may the world be fixed by example failing that, may the world be fixed by diligence failing that, may the world be fixed by sacrifice failing that, may the world be fixed by hope failing that, may the world be born anew in bright vibrant tones of heart and splendor. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/2352 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ Nobody will tell you what to do, at least not until you ask. Be where they can see you, and you'll be given a task. If you can do it, say "BRB" - one moment, let me handle that for you. If you can't, say "good luck", and they'll find someone else who can. It's okay to pass a task off - if someone says "Here's what I need, gotta go" then you say "sure, yeah, I'll get someone on it" - then, go find someone to do it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/5198 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┐ ║ ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: capitalism-doom-mentioned │ │ ║ └───────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ what if the corporations all unionized and started working together to │ ║ understand what "profit" really means in a world where "profit" may or may not │ ║ but probably does imply the death of all humanity? │ ║ │ ║ what if we demanded it? │ ║ │ ║ -- │ ║ │ ║ dear canvassers: don't visit so many different suburbs │ ║ │ ║ visit the same one, more than once, continuously, so people can get to know │ ║ your presence │ ║ │ ║ they will talk to their friends about it, who live elsewhere. │ ║ │ ║ thus ensuring it spreads. │ ║ │ ║ knock once a day, eventually they'll know it's you and will simply ignore it. │ ║ Don't be rude and knock 4 or 5 times, just once, with several taps so they │ ║ know it's someone trying to get ahold of you, and not just some random noise │ ║ in the background scenery. then, when they sometimes answer, talk to them │ ║ about what you believe in. answer their questions. encourage their questions. │ ║ pose dichotomies that are explained by some value or virtue you express to │ ║ portray. you can do "good" things in any programming language, just type~~ │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴──────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/4180 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── @user-1639 or nobody sees it, because you post the things you say on the internet in 2024 which is so siloed and echo-chambered that the only people who hear it say "tru tho" and "she just like me fr" and never change because of your words ... wait that's just what you said, but made more specific, isn't it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/5329 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: the-world-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────┘ trying my best not to think about communism too much right now. Mostly because I'm waiting for everyone to catch up... when the day comes when people stop saying "based" and leaving it at that, then I'll make more theory. But as a consequence of my queer nature I shall deliver such things in the form of an insane twitter post on the fetlifeverse. the world waits with bated breath in the eye of the storm. Nobody knows whats coming, and everyone prays that it's nothing [short of revolution] ... I should probably go back to sleep, I just had to wake up and write about linux or whatever... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4031 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── if you want to "not think about a purple elephant", the first step is to imagine yourself slaying it ... okay how about cthulu - if you don't want to imagine cthulu nomming on our gravity well, then picture yourself wielding a bright burning blade of fire and vengeance and pay special attention to the way that you cauterize each tentacle as you slice them one by one at first, and then in a massive flurry at best, ultimately leading to the incomparable brightness that radiates out from your shining blade of the sky, which blinds the poor beast who can't see you as you approach, piercing the skull and then going home for some toast if you can get good at that, then you can wield magic ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4073 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── post until you can't anymore capitalism wants to drown your voice do not let it speak until you cannot speak then go do some pushups then find some friends then pitch a tent in the park then explain to the cops that you're not actually homeless and living there you're just trying to do this as a social statement because someone on the internet told you to then use your phone call to call your representative and complain about how much funding the police get then study law for 30 years because that's how long the government decided your life was worth by then you'll probably have figured out a better plan moving forward, so, use that one instead ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #18 messages/570 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── There will come a day when all the things you did under capitalism feel like a distant dream. Like all the trials you faced were more human than not, and all the suffering artificially imposed and fulfillment delayed. You will think of the time you wasted on Reddit and TV and you will weep for your lost years, as they spiral out of your reach. The new days are dawning, yet all of the world is still asleep. You slept walked for a while, but could not get anyone to leap. Alas. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #19 messages/1105 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── claude-code is like programming, but for executives. when everyone has FUCK I'M TOO HUNGRY I can't think right when everyone has the power of an executive, that's communism. something something futurism is when everyone is elevated without diminishing others gah I need to live in a palace or something where everyone does the normal stuff and I can focus on magic and the gods I wondeer how much the oracles at delphi did for themselves? weren't they blinded at a young age, to better hear the voices of the gods? ... oh that suddenly makes sense now. I always thought that pretender chassis in Dominions 5 was pretty cruel, but, now I know *how* it works and yeah. ancient peoples were smart. but also sharp. they had to work with what they got, and we got computers now, so. I am nothing but hopeful for the future! I'm convinced that everything's going to be alright. I've thought about it at length, and I think we're winning against the dark. We're on the right track, and there aren't many things that could go wrong at this stage. ... okay there are always things that could go wrong. But I don't see what I could do to help. Maybe I should go walk around a bit, and see what's changed in the past few months, as I've been sleeping in my room for most of it. Haven't gone on a proper walk since summer. It's winter now... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #20 fediverse/4068 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── there will always be people who shine in moments of strife yet those people will inevitably fail, just as a toothbrush bristle looses it's strength or a pencil loses it's lead the trick is to test them in times of peace, so you can know their value during times that lack it, the trick is to replace them before they become stalin never forget that power corrupts, yet power must be wielded by the worthy, else we fall into shame and despair. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ |