=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-846 @user-847 when you leave, he might do the same thing to the next person. Unless you think it's additionally a hate crime? or perhaps he has a personal vendetta against you. Either way that sounds like an unsafe environment that you didn't consent to when moving in. You should at least have the capability to escape that situation and place yourself in a more desirable home, if not the capability to pursue either remediation or punishment for the crime of harming you. depends entirely on how the justice of the justice system works out. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/939 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ @user-353 │ ║ │ ║ if people didn't have to worry about losing their homes or wanting for food │ ║ they'd be a lot more likely to gift their time toward something that helps │ ║ their neighbors │ ║ │ ║ in the same way that a judge acts as the arbiter of moral authority when it │ ║ comes to serving judgement for crimes, so too might a citizen (common man) act │ ║ as the deciding principle moral director. │ ║ │ ║ if the situation is unsafe, of course, they could just sit in the car. But why │ ║ would you bring someone to an unsafe policing situation if they weren't │ ║ trained in crisis response situations and given bulletproof vests and (etc)? │ ║ │ ║ might help if it's explicitly inscribed in the duties of said policemen to │ ║ safeguard the safety of said moral determiner. They should act according to │ ║ the laws, and police as they see fit, but the citizen always gets the veto. │ ║ They are subservient to us, after all, the common man, who is the ultimate │ ║ beneficiary of any policing that might occur. And if something should happen │ ║ to that citizen, they should return │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/5071 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── kings are not meant to enforce rules, but to break them. who said they get to choose? -- hate crimes are genocidal actions individualized ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/1877 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── said trusted team will be comprised of exclusively judges appointed by prior presidents - 50% from George W Bush and 50% from Obama, to mitigate or eliminate political bias. If they can't come up with any names, I'll start by going down the list of "most appealed" and then move on to "longest duration" "but what if only like, 2 judges want to be on your team" well then there's going to be a lot of violent criminals on the streets so if they actually cared about justice they'd help me by feeding my desk the least troublesome people ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 messages/883 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── What if we required cops to always bring a judge on-[scene/site] who tried to resolve the situation or plight. Maybe also reduce the demands for on-sight judges so strong young candidates can perform at their best Emotions are like waves lapping upon the side of a ship in a storm. In that they are tumultuous and often going toward the wrong. But the ship is built for this and it sustains weathermanship Right so anyway I'm saying sometimes the buildings on fire at the same time there's a crime scene in there and then the guys who can jump the highest are better fit for what's goin' down. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/5251 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: CURSED-DEFINITELY-CURSED-um-maybe-cursed-maybe-not-it-really-depends-on-your-frame-of-reference │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ what if we made it an international crime to use any non-parent soldiers. essentially, forcing military force to be a cost paid in children's lives. who would deploy such a casual-stroke? why cut straight to their heart, why proceed to feast upon their liver? are they not owed the pursuit and the chase? [insert picture of deer killing] humanity is an expert in killing the least suspe-ghost. it's what we do to maintain false identity. the obscenity clause applies to the president and any other non-governmental political appointees. everything else is run like an administration, with no cause for compulsion by the class of immoral elites. she wield[ed/s] weed like a weapon ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/3053 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── when designing systems, give people the opportunity to be shitty in a controlled way. In a way that doesn't hurt people, but still lets them get their feelings out there. like, free fireworks for arsonists if they use them in the middle of the desert. Or a punching bag for people with rage issues, complete with a little vinyl pocket to store a picture of someone they're frustrated with. If people go out of their way to hurt people otherwise, then they are bad people and should have their power removed from them and supplied with love, affection, and therapy until they get better. And if they don't... well, prison I guess, until they reconsider. And by prison I of course mean something that respects their human dignity and gives them opportunities to grow and change - all it removes is their freedom, so... "attention everyone, it's now mandatory finger-painting hour, report the art room or else you'll get electric shocks in your shock collar" that kind of thing. If you want freedom, you must deserve it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #7 messages/126 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── If a kid wanted to drink alcohol all they'd have to do is walk into a liquor store and grab the first bottle they saw. Then book it. Their feet would carry them away faster than your call to 911 to report a shoplift, away to a future of sorrow. Should we seek to restrain them? Or should we make a world they do not desire to escape? Trick question, the structure of society cannot prevent non-compliance. It should not, for if it shall then it becomes ossified, and thus it cracks and it crumbles. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 messages/1424 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ "treat others as an equal" okay "treat others the way you'd like to be treated" okay "sorry but we're gonna assassinate you" so says the wrong (this is an example of why you should not go anywhere do anything or eat anything that isn't specifically home grown) that's impossible (they made it so) (why don't vegetables just take care of themselves) (what?) (underground tunnels are how washington knows it.) I'm too trusting. I refuse to be decieved. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #9 fediverse/3958 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Thoughts// anarchist //whatever │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1298 yeah honestly if you stick with obvious things like "don't murder people" and "don't burn down your neighbor's house just because they winked at your daughter" and "don't steal gasoline from parked cars" then it's much easier to make ethical laws because they're just kinda... common sense. drug regulation can only be simplified to "don't do drugs" which isn't always a given. If you start with something so clear then most doctors would be out of a job. Maybe we should let people do as they please? With certain specific and clear rights and responsibilities like 'the right the life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'? And the mandated guarantee that one person's rights end where another's begin? And with the ultimate goal of dismantling unjustified power structures with the knowledge that all power is the application of force to a non-consenting subject? ... yeah I dunno sounds pretty simple to me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2276 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ A good way to get people talking is to meet with a stranger and share your feelings. Or, if you're scared of strangers, then try talking with a friend. "something something SUPREME COURT something whatever CRIMINALIZED PEOPLE blah blah blah I WON'T STAND FOR IT" that kind of thing. Make sure you look at your friend for the loud bits, and maybe look at someone else nearby when it's your friend's turn to speak. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/3269 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┐ ║ "oh, you're a doctor? okay this case that involves medical knowledge doesn't │ ║ involve you." │ ║ │ ║ "are you a computer programmer? okay part of the evidence involves screenshots │ ║ of computers, so you can return to work." │ ║ │ ║ "stay at home mom / hikkikimori? great, you don't have to do the thing that │ ║ you didn't really want to do and can instead relax at home like you always do │ ║ while handling all the bothersome things of being home all the time." │ ║ │ ║ the jury of our peers, comprised of peers of peers, not necessarily the peers │ ║ of those who know them. │ ║ │ ║ like... isn't that how court should be? the examination of the truth, based on │ ║ the understandings gathered by people who know them? │ ║ │ ║ ... only works in a peaceful society, and it means that everyone would │ ║ necessarily be involved in everyone else's life. That's... not ideal, not │ ║ always, but it's something to do on occasion. In a contested world, you cannot │ ║ trust that someone will always be telling the truth. You need to parse the │ ║ information given, and build your own understandin │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3444 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-police-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ I'm too empathetic to watch them lose this badly. when I watch movies with cringe humor I have to leave the room whenever something bad happens to the characters. I get the same feeling when I read about politics these days. side note, but has anyone else gotten emails about "hiring plain-clothes police officers in Washington D.C, will offer relocation assistance and pay minimum 72k per year"? can't help but wonder if they're afraid of a bunch of sore losers storming the capital with guns. it's not like there's a precedent for that or anything. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/1434 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── if someone wanted to defame you, all they'd have to do is set up a pipeline between your computer and your social media posts. In that pipeline, attach an LLM that does a passable job and instruct it to transform whatever they say into the inverse. suddenly, everyone hates that person. If you were smart you could turn it off for specific people such that they see the generally positive and healthy posts, and then after a point flip it such that they only see things that are specifically opposit-ed to trigger their specific insecurities. might require a bit of a human touch to make sure it's working correctly, but if you had the means, motivation, and time to set up such a thing, it would work pretty well I think. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/1975 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── the actions of the AI depend solely on the training data. Outside circumstances (like a prompt, or an image description) can only give so much guidance - how it executes on the intentions of the user are what is important. For example, if an AI was trained with the knowledge of how to commit crimes, for example, it could create a narrative of many different execution patterns. Then it's just up to the listeners to execute functions based on the narrative supplied by the crime-committer AI who was trained with knowledge about how to commit those crimes by the owner of the software who programmed it into them in order to [do the thing that people with power wants to do - intentionally left generic because different ends will have different means] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/2341 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ │ ║ └────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ @user-1236 │ ║ │ ║ Hi. To answer your question, it depends entirely on what your capabilities are. │ ║ │ ║ If you're mobile and social, try being somewhere public, repeatedly, ideally │ ║ in different places. When you can, try talking to people. Say things like │ ║ "Hey, did you hear what the Supreme Court did? They want to make Trump a │ ║ king!" or "They just criminalized homeless people. A criminalized people is │ ║ genocide." that kind of thing. You know, the cheery stuff. Save the hard │ ║ topics for later. │ ║ │ ║ Another thing you can do is start buying essential, important supplies, like │ ║ sunscreen, nutritious granola bars, bullets, medical supplies, silicone-based │ ║ mechanical lubricant (especially if you live somewhere rainy), batteries (AAA │ ║ are best because you can use them for AA in a pinch) that kind of thing. │ ║ │ ║ Another thing you can do is to talk to your friends 1-on-1 about how things │ ║ are going. Your feelings are important but don't get hung up on them. Try to │ ║ only go over them once or twice, DNRY. │ ║ │ ║ Don't fear tears. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/5710 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── society can be gamed in so many ways because it was designed to oppress you. a more connected solution would solve so many problems, and introduce vastly fewer more. for example. wanna disenfranchise someone? take away their vote by framing them for a crime. This is an example of population manipulation, and it's unethical in the extreme. downside is if you don't mother people they sort of forget how to breathe -.- dumb apes, who thought it was a good idea to be born without instincts? ah well let's raise them I guess, and try to keep the nazi cults on the diminished minimum. no-please-don't-walk-into-that-electric-pole it's made out of lightning juice ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/2347 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ I personally think that it's better to act before the liberals have a chance to hand power over to the fascists. when? well, that depends. Are you part of a large and massive organization that accomplishes great and beautiful things with incredible efficiency... but rather slowly? Then yeah get working. I'm sure you already are. Are you just a person, like me? Then go do things that don't raise the temperature too much, but make you feel more confident and inspire those around you. Like, bricks at cop cars is one way to go, but you're probably gonna get arrested. And then you're useless when we need you. BUT if you meet with your friends and make plans for where to go, what to bring, who to know, and what to sing (if you're the musical types) then great! Go do that. If you're reading this and thinking "I'm not gonna do that, I have a plan that's so much better" then yeah do that instead. I don't mind. Just... don't hurt innocent (ignorant) people, because if you do then you are my foe. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse_boost/2968 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════───────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ It's all made up. And we can make it up differently. We can make it up so that it's not about a murder of genocides on a boiling rock where billions must die to maintain the way of life for a few thousand uber-rich reactionary maggots lining you up for a shallow grave. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ But not, if you keep pretending, that this is all fine, and these people aren't out to get you, and the power structures aren't designed to render you into a commodity and invest the power of CHOICE in the capitalist's hands. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #19 fediverse/979 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-702 everytime you see one put a post it there that says "can't read braille without stopping" draw it in permanent marker (oh wait that's advocating a crime, my b look I crossed it out) find the inefficiencies of the system and label them for everyone. Wiki style? otherwise how will they know. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3962 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: re: Thoughts// anarchist //whatever │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ @user-1298 │ ║ │ ║ hehe true. │ ║ │ ║ if you consent, then it's just a social structure. │ ║ │ ║ there are, however, reasons when power is justified. Hence why I don't believe │ ║ that power itself should be dismantled, and what few "power structures" remain │ ║ should be continuously justified. │ ║ │ ║ For example, how do you prevent people from harming others? "Your rights end │ ║ where another's begin" but, like, how do you stop people who toe the line and │ ║ spit over the edge? │ ║ │ ║ There must be power applied to those who harm, and they surely do not consent │ ║ to being curtailed, so therefore power must be wielded by someone. And because │ ║ power corrupts the one who wields it, it is inevitable that someone creates │ ║ harm. │ ║ │ ║ ... I just re-invented the police, didn't I? Legalism only goes so far, and │ ║ calling up your beefiest friends to go rough up a no-good do-gooder is │ ║ basically what mobs, mafias, and gangs do. I don't think people would consent │ ║ to being protected by a gang, much less governed by one. │ ║ │ ║ we will think of something. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴──────────┘ |