=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-246 The internet both enlightens us to our shared connection but also restricts us by the promise of shared connection, but with the caveat of incongruent communication (different languages) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/3351 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── privacy doesn't mean anything on the internet to me because privacy on the internet doesn't mean anything to "them" gestures vaguely, maybe winks once or twice and/or presents an emphasis face ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #2 messages/306 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── computer science exists as the border between philosophy and mathematics, while society exists as the border of computer science and biology ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 messages/185 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── The only reason a media streaming website would require you to log in before expressing it's purpose is to capture and use user data in a way that may may not be aligned to your interests. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 messages/1098 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── Trust is a handshake because both partners have to reach for it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #5 messages/315 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── The need to engage with capitalism has reduced my output dramatically. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/402 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── the standard keyboard was designed when global variables were more common, hence why the CAPS_LOCK key is so prominent. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/2442 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── all media is an echo chamber, between the screen and you. social media just lets you talk back. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 messages/400 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── The schizophrenic sees truth in dazzling displays of colors unknown to man, while the neurotypical sees truth in shades of gray that can be reasoned with. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2134 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── but we, being united in our shared common societal solidarity, as in the shared struggles and hopes that we have, perceive each and every things that passes through us. Our thoughts. These, we ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse_boost/4174 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════───────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ the belief that the world consists of discrete 'objects', rather than regarding it as an undifferentiated field of matter to which we can attach various framings, is a widespread mental limitation │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #12 fediverse/2614 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── literally just... if you want to connect to me, come hang out on my wavelength. or like, invite me to join yours, and I'll do my best to show how I feel about the things you share. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/1588 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1035 Even better if you say "you do you too" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/5823 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── the firsthing a helpful comrade would do with their mistakes is bring attention to them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #15 messages/1438 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ The trick to motorcycles is: don't crash, and be loud enough so that nobody forgets you're there. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #16 fediverse/4677 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── what if words were made up and we communicated in plausible deniabilities ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/2786 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── the best way, I find, to be deserving of trust is to do the best that you can, and be honest when you cannot do more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 messages/1434 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ Do things that fate doesn't expect, and you can reconnect the threads of the wire after it has been cut. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #19 messages/757 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── the reason they want bitcoin is so they can buy more computers and use digital dollars to rule the world ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #20 messages/399 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── The schizophrenic sees the truth in dazzling displays of color that are nigh incomprehensible, while regular people see truth in shades of gray that you can understand and work with. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ |