=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── now is as good a time as any to clear your cookies and put every password you have to re-enter into a password manager. I know it's hard but you can do it! also, don't forget to request your archive of the fediverse every 7 days or whenever! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/6458 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── gonna pre-emptively backup my fediverse archive haha just-in-case I get banned for spamming or something teehee (totally reasonable teebeeh) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/5574 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── don't forget to download your mastodon archive! why not, right? just throw it in a folder with the 19 others. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/174 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── One of the neat things about the fediverse is that all the accounts posting things like train schedules or sports scores gently encourage users to learn how to curate their feeds by blocking people who are irrelevant, not just those who hurt you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/6119 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── what's the point of using a password manager if they're just going to 2FA your ass anyway? oh right, so google knows whenever someone signs into obscure-porn-site.com or radical-chemistry-and-explosives.net or cheap-hot-anime-gunpla-fast-xoxo.itch.io or whatever the kids are buying these days ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3014 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── the part of me that thinks "woof I gotta stop posting on the fediverse" is not the part of me that posts on the fediverse. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/34 --- ═════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: Reddit, Institutional hypnosis │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ In light of the drama that's going on at Reddit, I just wanted to add that the real reason they're doing this is not money. It's so they don't have to be accountable to tools like PushShift that archive the entire site, allowing them to change and bend narratives at will. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #7 fediverse_boost/156 --- ◀═╦═════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ It really is a shame that the fediverse is just a figment of your │ │ ║ │ imagination │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┴─▶ --- #8 fediverse/5144 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── my fediverse posts are not campaign promises, and should not be received as things I will always continue to believe. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/1504 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-1013 posting any kind of link to externally hosted content (even a miniature DNS like link shorteners) is risky because you don't control the data you're sharing / pointing to. If you can, try and remember to download videos you like. Save songs that resonate with you. Take screenshots of important tweets that other people make. Then, you can share them when they're thoroughly divorced from the context in which they were made, and in doing so share information to a group of people who might not otherwise have heard the words you're sharing. Like posting Mastodon links on Facebook - can you imagine! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/3694 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── if advertisers feel comfortable putting an ad on your profile then you're not using the fediverse correctly if anyone tells you how to use the fediverse then they're using the fediverse wrong if anyone ever tells you to do anything ever at all for any reason you are legally obligated to bite their flesh ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/3051 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1437 @user-1438 you poor thing, don't delete your toots! don't delete your account! you are wanted here, this is the fediverse! it's for all of us. I personally *like* cyber-sexual exploitation more than cyber exploitation. I wouldn't have thought about it unless you said something. there are a *lot* of ways to exploit someone in a digital medium, and adding "sexual" focuses the term to specifically the non-consentual sharing of sexual digital media - which is exactly what the term "revenge porn" describes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/2795 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── this is me on the fediverse: ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/1481 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── if you lose someone on the Fediverse then there's a zero percent chance you'll ever find them again. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/1365 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: I think I'm going to like this book (abuse of CW) │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 but also it's the fediverse, it's the wild west, it's free to do however you decide to be. so don't worry too much about fitting in to anything, just be yourself ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/2506 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── I can't imagine having a fediverse feed comprised of more than 70 people. I fear I'd forget them, or forget what they stand for. I guess that's why ya'll put so much information in your bios. Information they can use to simulate you, alongside all of your posts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/5907 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── Please... if you deplatform people, send them with a parting gift of all their data. don't just delete it. "here ya go, here's your trash, now fuck off with it" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/536 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: PSA: aspublic.org is still active, and still archives + makes searchable all public posts, they have no opt-out, nor do they respect the "Include public posts in search results" setting │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-391 Just want to point out that email is about as private as skywriting. Which means that everyone knows what you buy on Amazon or which forums send you messages... So if you want to keep your posts secret, you should use encryption - such as gpg, for example. Actually, wouldn't that solve the problem that @user-78 is talking about? Just, build encryption into everything. Ah, nope, wouldn't work, just realized that public means public, and you can't encrypt a public post. Well, you *could*, but then it's no longer public, just noise transmitted on a public channel. Idk. My opinion is that the fediverse is (and should be) like email. Like skywriting. If you mark something as public, it should be seen by anyone who wants to see it. It's an opt-in option. And frankly I miss Myspace, so I'm okay with archives. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2987 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── folks I'm gonna do it I'm gonna start a new browser session and lose all my tabs nothing of value will be lost ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/5850 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── @user-1074 if you'd like I can give you a lua script which will take your fediverse archive and turn it into a pdf which you can edit or print or whatever. Might be a fun diversion from posting. You can reply to yourself, add clarifications, change some things, put things in a new light, add context, etc... before you know it you'll have something printable. Could even pull out your best stuff and make zines. should require just a little configuration to suit your setup. That's part of how I stay "productive" without posting all the time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ --- #20 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 │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/5166 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── the fediverse made me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ --- #22 fediverse/3178 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol-revolutions-and-stuff-or-whatever │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ nothing you do on the internet will matter after the revolution. I don't care how many backups you have, there's a zero percent chance that we'll be able to figure out whose computer is whose after we've all moved around and given each other names that don't correspond to the names of our family in states that we lost. it doesn't mean the internet is useless right now, it just means that you should act as if you might not have it in the near future. also, like... every computer has a password. which basically means that it's useless unless you reflash it. pain is temporary, and it is an excellent teacher. there will be pain, but... we'll get over it. don't give up. there are brighter things in our future than what we have today. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #23 bluesky#10 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── whoever heard of cohost and mastodon?? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ --- #24 fediverse/4109 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: AI-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ the internet is just AI these days, and if yours isn't then consider yourself lucky, but also know that those days are numbered. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #25 fediverse/4921 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── @user-78 https://mastodon.social/@user-1752 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ --- #26 fediverse/4537 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ah nuts, I didn't have enough money to pay the internet bill. So if I disappear and/or delete my account in the near future, that's *definitely* why. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #27 fediverse/4604 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── @user-246 collectively identifying an entire instance as a single person is a useful and crucial engagement pattern that I believe helps unify the fediverse. Can also fracture it, but oh well?? I heard that some instances defederated my instance recently. I wonder why? Oh, some drama with some person, gee that's kinda like abandoning a third space in IRL public because someone who worked there abused their partner. Like ditching the Beatle's conception of heaven because the guy who sang that song did rude things to his wife. Like did you hear John Denver once cut his wife in half with a chainsaw? I heard it was her mattress, ooooo scary. Isn't he the guy that sang about peace, love, serenity, harmony? what's that all about? ah well he's defederated from life now, can't ask him a damn thing, can we? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 fediverse/868 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-95 Remember, kids: User data isn't an asset; it's a toxic industrial byproduct! (And should be regulated as such, including jail time for CEOs who allow it under their watch.) unless you create it yourself, store it locally, encrypted if you care about safety, and stored for the purposes of creating graphs and generating introspective understandings about yourself and your interactions with others. then, 5 years later you come across an encrypted file that you've lost the key to (or have you?) that's like, 3gb and you're like "do I really need a 3gb log file, surely it's not the last remaining pictures of my niece or like a recipe for my grandma's baked pudding" and before you know it you're carrying your entire life's work on your shoulders but you don't even know what any of it means. and then, when you die (in a good long while), your children's children will take on the songs of their ancestors, spoken in the tomes of volumes of ancient lore (you mean logs, right?) and then, some day in the fut ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #29 fediverse/1400 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ @user-883 │ ║ │ ║ ... it's so the AI content scraping algorithm that inevitably trawls the │ ║ fediverse (or even just one server) knows the subject of the text / picture in │ ║ question. That way it can use past posts by other people to communicate with │ ║ specific "targets" if you will by saying "uhhh okay make this person feel │ ║ fine" and the AI's like "yeah sure I can do that hang on" and it posts *real │ ║ posts* by others with the modified profile picture, cadence, tone of voice, │ ║ personality, memories, whatever variables they want when compared to the │ ║ person they're playing in the conversation with the person or "target" if you │ ║ will that they're "target" if you will-ing. │ ║ │ ║ ... wait actually that's not the reason, what the hey. It's because that way │ ║ people who are uncomfortable being seen don't have to if they filter all that │ ║ out. │ ║ │ ║ ... Idk it's useful information for whatever filtering methods or reasons you │ ║ have. Content classification is important for both archival purposes and for │ ║ utilization toward any ends or means or go │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #30 fediverse_boost/398 --- ◀═╦════════════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════════──────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ The moderator in me would like to remind people that nothing you say on │ │ ║ │ the internet is private. │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┴─▶ --- #31 fediverse/1043 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-thought-in-the-back-of-my-head │ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ "don't worry about archiving things. Anyone who needs your computer is gonna wipe the hard drive anyway because they don't know your password, so you might as well just treat it like an etch-a-sketch." I hate that part of my brain, I'm an archivist T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #32 fediverse/2926 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ when I first came to the fediverse everyone was *so fucking cute* now everyone's all somber all the time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #33 fediverse/3929 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── are you about to delete a post that you thought was funny, but actually wasn't once you wrote it down and read it to yourself? STOP write it down on a post-it and put it under your desk or behind a drawer put it in a .txt file in a random directory on your computer send it as a text message to yourself write it down, take a picture of it, and then burn the paper y'know, typical stuff like that do this and I guarantee you won't regret it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ |