=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-politics-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ @user-928 @user-929 @user-930 I dunno, from my perspective it's less about whether or not they're "unwitting" specifically and more like "lesser of two evils" - many of the republican people I knew in the past who were my age were utterly and absolutely convinced that if we didn't defend our homeland, somebody would come and kill us for it. It didn't really matter who that other was, they were convinced that someone would do it. So they supported the military and opposed loosening restrictions on immigration (instead preferring tighter restrictions, but more quantity. As in, "let in more people but only if we KNOW they're cool") I can't help but wonder if people join the military for the same reasons. Like standing atop the wall that divides "us" from "them", they put their backs to those they love and trust and face out toward whatever may come. The military is a very diverse place. I know a lot of other people do it just because it seems like a good, honest job. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 messages/1343 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ I've never been a fan of the democrats. From a young age, I remember my father talking about how spineless they were, and how cruel and shortsighted the republicans were. I have since come to learn that democrats, as an economic class, are also shortsighted, and their lack of foresight causes their "triage" to have cruel effects. We could do so much better, and it's not because everyone wants something different as they say. The reason is because they are spineless. They don't want to rock the boat because they're afraid of death. Remember, most of them are so thoroughly traumatized having lived in the era of nuclear threat (which isn't over, I might add) and post-911 hysteria (which they contributed to, I might add) and it makes sense that they act so conservatively. They feel such immense pressure to keep the ship sailing but if your rigging is secure and you've got enough control over the boat, you can pull down the sails and wait out the storm. T.T too bad j+j I bet we were in love in the original timeline. The me from then was different than the me from now, so I don't know if it could ever work out. Talk to me after the war, maybe it'll toughen me up a bit. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #2 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #3 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3575 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: leftist "talk to ur neighbours" thing │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1567 that's totally fine, a fish does not do well in a tree, and so too does a leftist not do well in an environment without the potential for stable bonds. Essentially all you'd be able to do is "hey leftism right?" "oh yes I also leftism" "neat" which isn't very productive. I also live in an environment like that. I do my best to identify people who stay, because in my experience there are often people who stay. I do this by walking around the neighborhood when I can, making up excuses to walk to the dumpster or mailbox at random hours, riding my bike around the area, using the communal spaces like gyms, swimming pools, and picnic tables, and sitting in my hammock on my porch lazily noting people who walk past. People who stay will tend to remain in your mind the more times you see them. They are better people to talk to than the renters who disappear after 3 months or whatever. I don't always do all that stuff at once. I take breaks. I do one at a time. etc ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #5 messages/1019 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── The insightful but unaware liberal's perspective on war quickly changes from "what are we even fighting about?" to "holy shit these people actually want to kill us" [the learned liberal who knows history and who follows along with politics will say "we are fighting him" until they say "we are fighting American ISIS"] The leftists fight for liberty. More and more of them join every day. The blacks fight for freedom, *even still*. Everyone else has cause, and I'm sure some just do it for the thrill. Do they work together to build a world where everyone gets what they want? Even their foed? Or do they splinter, and let intelligent sabotage guide their fates? I know I'd rather trust my own will, and the will of those who believe with me. I know I'd rather make space for everyone, rather than shove some out into space. It's cold up there! You can't even breathe! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #6 fediverse/1264 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-901 I'd do the same thing when I was on Reddit. Except, backwards - I'd argue with American conservatives (nobody more extreme than that) politely and kindly, using logic and empathy. I'd cite their sacred documents like the bible, the constitution, or even just the founding fathers. I don't know if I ever changed any minds, but I represented my ideas as honestly and clearly as I could. I can't help but hope that some people saw them and considered them. Sometimes all it takes is a push, and they'll start thinking on their own. Like a thought that doesn't go away, they can't quite forget how they couldn't find the lie in what you spoke. Or maybe I wanted to believe my actions had value. Post-hoc justification. Who can say. At least my intentions were honest. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/3891 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── "no, you're the opposite of a yes-man, AKA a gatekeeper. I don't know how else to explain mentally disabled and barely keeping it together to you, but frankly if you want to take away my house or my weed then why would I do what you say? ... oh right, the state's monopoly on violence [can compel me to do what you say]. Sure seems like a "well regulated militia" is supposed to be a counterweight to that monopoly, to prevent people from harassing and exploiting and destroying. Too bad any "militias" I can think of tend to want me dead. like, seriously, if you live in America, you implicitely trust that your army will be able to protect you from the right-wing bozos who spend all their time drinking and shooting in the woods. Otherwise, if they couldn't / wouldn't, then why wouldn't or couldn't the right wing bozos just decide to wreck everything in spite of our past? We were a proud people once before, and we may be again. If only we fight at the last. [ever since I fell off my bike my body feels strange] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #8 notes/elective-democracy-electors --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── we need like, several more layers between us and the president. most people only need to worry about what's nearby. sort them by location, instead of previous attempts at "many representatives" which sorted by social class or relevance. we have a tradition for it, in America, with our representatives and senators congressional discrestricts or even, what about by affiliation? voluntary, governmental corporations, run by the people for the people and yeah "I don't want to do what you're telling me to do" "okay" "there will be consequences" omg be an adult (suddenly kids forget how to be as everyone's doing the war thing) not ideal. ouch pain maybe we should stay a little bit sane why is soldiering so hardship? it could just be... another job where you didn't kill each other but you still blew stuff up and fought in tournaments and had gaming hackathons or sword-fight contests duels between people who disapproved y'know fun human stuff like... "kaboom" now we know how to blow up bits of rock neat, why did dynamite becauswer (oh right then you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #9 fediverse/2519 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ a significant proportion of the population is dumb as bricks, which is a fact that our foes wield with cruelty in mind. it's not their fault, they can change, but sometimes there's just no time. our doors are always open, here sit next to me on this couch. I hope you don't mind if I deprive you of power before I supply kindness, though. requires a bit of trust. Or, to be backed into a corner and forced to do so. I guess we should get good at cornering. if you're a liberal reading this, remember that leftists know more than you. That's okay. You are an expert too, but now is our forte, so please just listen for a few. and always keep in mind the lessons of the past. Before, our kindest, bravest, and most learned were the most passionate who threw themselves toward the cause. then the soviet union happened, because everyone who was capable of building a better world was slain first. (though the cold war didn't help) before WW2 Russia was basically Somalia. After, it sacrificed itself to contest USA ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/640 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ socialism doesn't necessarily look like the DSA. It's more like, the bonds you │ ║ share with others. Ideally you can trust your fellow countrymen, but that's │ ║ not always a given. Alas, if only we could see that through cooperation (it is │ ║ the key) we could reach further and build brighter? casting ourselves inward │ ║ is the only other option, which leads to starvation and plight. What's the │ ║ honest opinion, what's the goal of their dominion? Are they true to the heart │ ║ [of the night/light/in their heart]? │ ║ │ ║ downside, there's no guarantee that your opposite is doing the same thing you │ ║ are. So to more fairly determine your direction, you should be able to talk to │ ║ them and co-re-align yourselves. │ ║ │ ║ is that why they don't let people in jail talk to each other? I mean, like, │ ║ they could keep two people separate, and that way they'd never be able to talk │ ║ to someone who they could trust. Not in a private setting, of course. Wow, │ ║ such ethical confusions, such thoughts we dare to bring to bear - maybe save │ ║ it for after the revolut │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/3940 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: polit │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ the less a political conversation uses proper nouns, the more productive it │ ║ can be. │ ║ │ ║ For example. Try not to mention capitalism, communism, socialism, etc. │ ║ │ ║ Also, don't talk about Republicans or Democrats. That just invites tribalism. │ ║ │ ║ Instead, focus on issues. Like "Hurricane Relief distribution methods" instead │ ║ of "whether or not hurricanes deserve to be relieved" │ ║ │ ║ saying something like "gee it sure feels like our community has gone to │ ║ shreds" is a good way to start it, and then you can move on to things like │ ║ "well, I just think it was nicer last year, before a hurricane came through │ ║ and took all our jobs." and they say "uh-huh true yeah I believe you" │ ║ │ ║ but as soon as you say "hey maybe those capitafascist pigs shouldn't be │ ║ allowed to wield nuclear arsenals" they start looking at you funny, like they │ ║ disagree with whatever you want to say but aren't. │ ║ │ ║ and it's like... no, that's all you wanted to say, but behind their eyes are │ ║ things like "black people are worse than me" or "I'm better than a woman" so │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴──────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/2118 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── listen, judges are useful character moralities, but they don't have to be the only ones to decide things. I mean, if they disagree, then let the one who cares the most about it have the decision-making power. if you do this equally for everything, then everyone will get what they want. so, like, if you care about something, then believe in it. if it's truly good, then more people will come to it, and it'll naturally extinguish (with care and love) the least favored approach, which... honestly now that I think of it is not such a good approach either. the reason I say that is because it's good to be multi-faceted, and to have general flows and rough surfaces. These are places people can hold onto you, the times when you're trying your mostest. y'know, your tough patches. the things that are difficult in your life. the stuff you're working on can push you forward, if you only had someone to play catch with. or like, send letters to. or shared encryption keys. I don't know anyone. Well, maybe o ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4768 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol+ │ └──────────────────────┘ the more they have to do to make us declare war, the worse it'll be for their citizenry. So long as the citizenry believes they're better, and everything we can do to convince them otherwise weakens their media weather. who cares about trans executive orders. they are our enemy, what else is new? they have power now, and they will try what they can. This is like taking the internet away from chinese citizens and instituting a national intranet instead. Like, okay, we won't be able to get estrogen from the store. Who cares? We'll just make our own. If people actually care about us, which they overwhelmingly do, there's very little materially they can do. until they're further down the "first they came for..." list. then they'll come for us liberals, and gosh wouldn't that just be the worst. Who is there to contest them? What valorous warriors indeed. you're asking for mountains from a mole. have peace, have patience, let your allies intercede. This kind of thing requires discusion to protect life ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/1854 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ okay how about this: one side of the political spectrum gets to pick the │ ║ rules, and the other picks the people playing the game (carrying out the │ ║ rules, like government work and stuff) │ ║ │ ║ then they switch every 2 years or whatever. they can vote to decide which │ ║ group of people do what, and if something is owned by one side then the other │ ║ can't touch it. Ah, but what if it's in the way? Well, then move it duh" │ ║ │ ║ hey, you know pride? yeah, that event that happens once a year? sure would be │ ║ nice if we met people we didn't know there. if we knew everyone else. if we │ ║ spent most of it sharing our discussions, and talking about what we're most │ ║ proud of. then, okay here's an idea, we could filter and organize and figure │ ║ out which one of us has the most "votes" in terms of what's the things we │ ║ agree on and then we could pick our own CEO │ ║ │ ║ yeah I'd totally work for the gay company, they got rainbows and shit that's │ ║ awesome. │ ║ │ ║ What they do? Oh, I dunno, butt stuff I guess. but like I'm all for it (not │ ║ the butt stuff, │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/3848 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-cursing-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────┘ people? oh yeah I know "people". they're all a bunch of bastards. good, bastards are the best fighters not if your fight relies on fighting for something you believe in. There's a zero percent chance that you'll get everyone to believe the same thing because people naturally gravitate toward filling the idea space equally and finding niches to fit themselves into ha true - thinking of successful revolutions of the past, they've always been caused by material conditions creating insufficiencies that must be resolved through violence. and then, the people fighting can all agree on something like "we must have bread" or... actually that's pretty much the main thing people need and yeah, sure, wealth inequality is unjust, but they're careful to only take enough to ensure that we're sufficiently placated. but they're always taking more, and someday soon they'll take too much. ... I hope, for my sake, that I'm not around when that happens. But I'm not too hopeful in that regard ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #16 messages/325 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── Conservatives don't have to be pro communism to be good people. They just have to be anti fascist. And unfortunately, capitalism has produced fascism. It will continue to do so if left unabated. Capitalism is not the middle ground between administrative authority and anarchic despotism as they claim to see it, but rather a whirlpool that drains through our adversity. A sinking tide strands all ships, as it were, and together we will begin to falter. Fascists are quite good at bending the will of whatever system they inhabit to suit their needs. In fact it is almost a certainty that any sufficiently organized institution shall fall prey to it, as if it were part of our nature. Hence, my desire to abstract it out of our hands, and into the care of the future. We can build a better world for you and for me and all of our posterity, it's just a matter of interdependent communication protocols. Nobody has to do what I say, nobody should be forced to be a certain way, and just as your rights end where another's begin so too is our world in danger. For you see, we have a right to litter. To despoil. To leave the earth in turmoil. And though I am a bit bitter, it's slowly getting better, so through our efforts we are investitured. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/2026 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-1074 when it's time to fight, you'll know how. For now the best thing to do is to prepare in whatever way you want to contribute. I'm doing my best to find paladins. I think they are beacons of hope in a world of darkness. What you do is up to you. Be good, be honest, be true. Learn what you can and temper your soul. When it's time to fight, you'll know how. The Democrats know the left is right. But they know the Right has the power to cause irreducible pain, should they be backed into a corner. I don't agree with their methods but their cause is just - prevent harm for as long as they can. And I get it, but that's not how you win wars. Appeasement only goes so far. I trust they will know who their friends are when they inevitably fail. queer people have been illegal before, we'll handle it. Don't worry. Nobody wants to relive that trauma, but here we are. It'll work out, trust me. Trust, but verify, and do what you can to ensure. We are on the same side, which is why I say "do more pushups" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 messages/301 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── Prisons are great because in the ancient and storied past we'd just fucking kill people. Now, we harbor collections of people roughly organized by volatility that are aligned against the current regime. And should that regime deign to become unethical, god forbid of course, but should the purpose of the 2nd amendment (or is it the fifth? Or the seventh? I get them confused) become relevant, then perhaps it might be useful to have collections of people roughly organized by volatility who might be individually evaluated to determine if their particular type of volatility is anti-thetical to humanity, or to the current regime. Because one of those types of people is perhaps useful to the future regime, and humanity, while the other should probably stay where they are. They say there are good cops and bad cops, and if there are good people and bad people, then there must necessarily be good judges and bad juries. In which case some of the people who are explicitly not aligned to the will of the current regime will be good prisoners or bad prisoners. I bet some of them are better or worse shots, as well. But that's not really relevant if the current regime holds the keys to their cell. Or is it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 notes/to-lock-eyes --- ═══════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────── =============================================================================== = to lock eyes with a person while on your way to work is the intersection between two separate relationships - the relationship that you, the viewer, holds with your employer, and the relationship that they, the viewed, holds with their employer. in a sense, you are exchanging information through the weighted meanings behind a glance. =============================================================================== = if the military deployed to police the police, we'd solve most of our racial justice issues. I mean, if we somehow could *force* them to do their damn jobs instead of oppressing people for the ruling class, then 90% of the problems would just go away. After that it's just freeing unjust prisoners and addressing wealth, education, and health disparities. Easy, right? Well... Military policing the police sounds fine when you first think about it, there's a few problems that might crop up. For example, how do the private citizens know that the military presence is there to help them? It's an interesting paranoia, one that is endemic within the left. There's no way to unwillingly cede control of your life to another - it must be consensual. At the basest and most violent level, it's as simple as "I will do what you say because I don't want you to hurt me." We've obviously grown as a species, and we've learned that violence is not the answer to all problems. Obviously. So why would we assume it of the past? Just saying. The police bombed a commune. The military escorted black students to their seats. Their structure is decided such that ... where was I? oh right I was thinking about time. ... Imagine, if you will, an impossibly large hourglass. Spinning, or rather rotating, at an impossibly speedy repetition. It's spinning so hard and so fast that our matter is cast out of place and through time it is cast an eternity's canvas our light ever shined (shine-did?) astral magic is kinda neat it's also the scariest? oh by far but it's the most interesting ... Their structure is decided such that discipline and obediance is the most important thing. Because it kind of is? I mean, discipline is just being ready able and willing at all times, and obedience is just when you allow yourself to be directed toward a collective goal. The military is *all about that*, which means you know they would believe they were aligned toward the common goal of mutual prosperity. And if they were to discover that they were not, in fact, aligned toward the common goal of mutual prosperity, then perhaps they would adjust their navi- -computers and chart a more reasoned path. I know I would, and I would dedicate myself to the idea of serving others. To the path of the righteous, the holy and the true, a hand is outstretched and calling to you. Thus, the one of two types of ethical fighter - the reasoned and adaptable zealot the other, of course, is the master of the martial - the cherished of the few - who battle for their sport - and love unbidden the new - all other fighters, of absurdity and of rage, are frankly of a different kind and not members of our clade. =============================================================================== = okay, but what about like... all of the history of America post cold war? And even before, honestly... idk seems like a lot of evidence that the military is engaged in fighting unjust wars. I mean, they've all been over petty things like oil or support for communism or whatever. Aren't human lives and human sovereignty more important than that? I understand what you're saying. Human lives are unique and precious and they are a valuable commodity. Something to be maximized and focused toward. But there are only so many resources on earth. We need to utilize them in a reasonable way. We have optimized the efficiency out of our production and distribution networks. Corporate control has eroded our capacities until all that is left is the weakest of products, the cheapest of uses, and the useless of workers. I mean, they've optimized the skill out of individual human workers such that they are left completely unable to practice their craft. They become glorified code monkeys who generate whatever is required and think of it no more. There's no pleasure in the artifice, as their masters have eyes only of gold. Our world is changing. The very ground beneath our feet is shivering, and water is rising up to our noses. There's no time for debate, no honest appraisal of what's worth it to contemplate, we need a plan. We are trapped here, in this gravity well, for all time and all of our age. We are trapped here, because in greatest of misery we unleashed all of our rage. We are trapped here, as ghosts of the time when we were eager. =============================================================================== = Alas, with but a glance, we are confined to our bedrooms by our mast(ers?) They say America will fall without it's 2nd place Perhaps. But are libraries really going to solve that? I mean, if work from home is inevitable, then wouldn't it make sense to build? We need more places where we won't be billed. Safe. From the demands and expectations of capital. Deranged and obscene and yet all that we've seen so why not bide as we're able? I think solarpunk is kinda neat. I think it's got promise as an idealized. Why don't we build churches to the sun? If we're gonna worship something, might as well be the source of our light and fire. Well... when you puff up the sun it tends to get hotter. I mean, every fire you burn increases the temperature, every release of gaseous fumes from the exhaust pipe of your car increases it by some miniscule amount. Every cigarette, every campfire. The cold darkness of space is kinda hopeful, in that regard, even if it doesn't disperse all that well. I heard spaceships are having difficulty because they can't get rid of all that heat. It just stays with the spaceship and never goes anywhere because it doesn't have anything to stick to. Kinda makes me think that energy is a fluid? Just saying??? I mean c'mon it's not like nobody has ever thought of that. But it's in a different dimension! It's not like we're ever gonna be able to impact that! You try and impact it through your scientific ways and you'll find nothing but heartache at the life you could have lived (laived? Haived?) ... why Because you cannot impact another dimension. You must call to it, like a song to a sparrow. ... that's fucking ridiculous No it's true! ... ... Don't try it with fire. ... fuck - what do I try it with? I don't know just not fire. Try water. ... How do I make sure it doesn't instantiate within my hand? Jeez you think of some crazy backfires! Just breathe and go for it. It's not rocket science. It actually works. Fuck you. ... ... Sorry I was just scared ... ... How do I make it stop? I don't want it to go forever By smoking more of the devils lettuce. ... ... You cannot drag it part of the way. It must come the whole way. In fact you should not be dragging it at all, you should be *calling* to it. You are equals in this exchange, have respect. =============================================================================== = ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/4003 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ republicans are upset because they think democrats are so mean they don't understand why we're so intense about this election... or the one before they don't ever really think about what losing democracy means "democracy... that's where we vote, right? That's a democrat thing, I don't really like their way of doing things. Whatever our way is, is probably better." meanwhile everyone has a friend from high school who ran off to the mountains to learn how to farm or hunt as a pack (with rifles and weed, of course) you can get a lot done if you just... spend your whole life working. Like most humans did for most of our existence. well, except for that period where we were the tribe of tribes. That was probably a highlight TBH because we mostly just chilled out, danced in public, ate blueberries and munched seeds... It was idyllic. Truly, the garden of eden. There was music and laughter in the air everywhere, in all places that humans did wander on earth. what a thing to aspire to. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ |