=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── people be like "I don't want you to solve my problems" but, like, that's literally all I do. solve problems. problem solve. it's my default operation methodology. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 messages/276 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── Boys be like "dang that's rough buddy" when all you want is for someone to solve your problems ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/6172 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: AI-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ AI users be like: "hello, can you solve all my problems and do all the work for me? I'll give you relatively vague instructions in return, and maybe throw 20$ per month at your owners if they're lucky." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #3 fediverse_boost/3934 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════[BOOST]════════════════════════────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Other people's problems are much easier to solve than my own. I don't need to do what I tell others to. Coaches don't play. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #4 messages/1011 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── Girls be like "ugh stop trying to solve my problems! They're impossible to fix!" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3635 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-housing-crisis │ └─────────────────────────────┘ if you want to solve EVERY housing issue in the United States, at least in the short and mid-term, add a ramping tax penalty for unoccupied houses that doesn't reset to 0 upon being occupied but rather starts ticking down at the same rate that it increases. Something like 0.5% to 1% of the property value for every month it's gone unoccupied as a primary residence. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/3404 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ya'll we have bigger problems than [whatever you're working on right now] like the problem of deciding which problem to work on. we should make deciding which problems are problems and how problematic they are a priority for our problem solving discussions ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/1850 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── There is no problem that one single person can solve, which is why nothing ever gets fixed. ... also the powerful who benefit from it being broken, but that's a different problem which is much easier to fix. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/65 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── if something makes sense physically, but not mathematically, then the mathematics are wrong. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/6292 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── I'm stuck. I don't know how to leverage whatever talents I have into making things happen. Maybe I should seek advice from a wise elder... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #10 fediverse/4255 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I think a lot of my problems would be solved if I could internalize the thought/feeling of telling yourself "stay focused" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #11 messages/555 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── The biggest problem in my mind with socialism is that you could get all of the workers into a room before finding out that they don't like each other ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #12 messages/940 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── *perfect*, we solved computation - just become a computer! easy! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #13 messages/284 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "alright I'm going to ask around, see if I can solve the problem another way. If I can't, I'll be back, and I won't take no for an answer. Let me know what you need and I'll make it happen." - cowboy addressing an issue ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/6380 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── [it won't connect because I'm not hosting it, but it's fun to think about] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #15 fediverse/1313 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-economics │ └────────────────────────┘ if we had a universal basic income then we could pay each other to solve our problems and they just can't have that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/1072 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-782 @user-783 modern problems require blunt solutions ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/1002 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── In revolutionary Cascadia, you don't have to do anything different. Until you decide you want to. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2216 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── Maybe that's why I don't have any friends xD xD ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/780 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: pol-capitalism │ └────────────────────────┘ @user-576 So says I. Do you disagree? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse_boost/5333 --- ◀─╔════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════─────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Overheard at the lab: “I don’t understand why people do drugs when they could be doing operating systems research instead.” │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────╝─▶ |