=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── On reddit, a good comment will often get 50+ upvotes, sometimes up in the hundreds. 10ish is generally pretty good too, especially for smaller subreddits. 0 or 1 or 3 means only a few people saw it. On Mastodon, 3 different likes on 3 different posts means you're on a hot streak and gotta keep posting!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/4180 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── @user-1639 or nobody sees it, because you post the things you say on the internet in 2024 which is so siloed and echo-chambered that the only people who hear it say "tru tho" and "she just like me fr" and never change because of your words ... wait that's just what you said, but made more specific, isn't it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/1356 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── subscribing to subreddits is kinda like saying "yeah I'd like some of this in my life" because then it is made so following someone on Mastodon is kinda like saying "yeah, I'd like to have more of you in my life" and like... if you have too many, then how are you going to remember them all? we can only remember about 70 people! that's why in-person relationships are important. we need to have a cohesive social framework that we know is not developed under someone else's control or ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/676 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── would be nice if the Fediverse wouldn't let you post something on Mastodon unless you filled out a content warning for it. sorta like a post title on Reddit, allowing people to say "nah I don't feel like reading something from X perspective right now" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/4275 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── @user-1646 I usually just repost it and say something like: [stolen from reddit] or [stolen from one of my followers who didn't write any alt text] that way if they ever come across your post they'll know what it feels like to have a post stolen from them. Like how a blind person, happy to hear-read what they originally posted, but aggrieved from the conversation by their lack of alt-textual information, might feel stolen from if they happened across that originally posted alt-textless post. there are more blind people that use mastodon than queer people. At least, that's what I once heard. Dunno if it's true. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/4521 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── I have between one and ten hundred visits to my website every day, but I don't really post it anywhere new anymore. I also have zero followers on Neocities. On Mastodon, I have ~70 followers, most of whom are inactive. Seventy is a good amount, a normal amount, a reasonable amount, an unsuspicious amount, and yet every time I see someone wearing the colors I can't help but wonder if they know me. I'm too busy being furious to be lonely. I used to be, before I realized how important I am. How important? Just as much as you are, I know it. I'm a sprinter. I didn't spec into endurance at character creation. Nobody chastises the mage for skipping leg day. I act in fits and bursts. I am sharp like a scalpel, but needles dull just a bit when piercing the lid of the HRT. Good thing I'm not made out of metal, I can bend myself back into place, so long as everyone else can keep pace. I don't know who needs to hear this, but you do. you are crucial. Listen to this. Care for yourself and for others, do it for u ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/4159 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌───────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: mastodon-politics │ │ ║ └───────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ editing posts is great because you can say one thing, get a like or three, and │ ║ suddenly you have a group chat pre-made for you. Sans notifications of course. │ ║ │ ║ ... that's way overkill though. who would even do that? │ ║ │ ║ same people who boost one of your posts whenever they want you to look at the │ ║ thing on their profile. If they want you to see the fourth thing down, they'll │ ║ boost your 4th non-pinned post. │ ║ │ ║ wow that's hardcore, who would even do that? Not me, that's for sure, I don't │ ║ have time for that. (legitimately don't have the time nor the brainpower for │ ║ that) │ ║ │ ║ also liked posts are inadmissable in court because they can say one thing, │ ║ then be edited to say another, and if you liked it once then you've liked it │ ║ forever. │ ║ │ ║ However the court of public opinion is a largely different matter, because │ ║ people will generally believe anything a friend tells them. │ ║ │ ║ computers are fun, aren't they? we should totally have more one-to-many │ ║ posting methods that are collected in multiple locations and locally! │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴──────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5782 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── sometimes I post random silly [scary] things to pad out the serious things and I hope that's okay ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/4469 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── doom is like sand thrown on a fire. don't spread it unless you are intentional about it. sometimes it's good to smother fires. other times it's cathartic. that's okay. but keep in mind the future goals. where are we trying to get to in the near future? work towards that. your emotions are fuel, not despair to wallow in. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/2623 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── have you ever noticed the people on Mastodon who used to have cool and interesting ideas but now just kinda repeat the same basic things over and over again? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/5961 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── @user-138 maybe it's evil hackers - idk that's beyond my expertise - good luck : ) (I'd need to see the piece of technology to work on it. I'm a hardware kinda [girl, but pronounced guy]) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/1181 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-171 Hi, I wanted to say that all the posts you boost significantly improve my time on the fediverse. I appreciate you and value you, and my feed is made more engaging due to the things you find interesting enough to share. Thank you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/1617 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── daydreaming about a gang of tough guys who goes around knocking down the internal fence walls in suburbia and throwing potlucks for all the neighbors for a month or two so they have social opportunities to meet each other and make friends ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4866 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── don't you just love it when you get several discord notifications but you tab back to check out the discord screen and there's no red numbers anywhere? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/390 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-138 turns out most people are decent and kind, and cannabalism tends to be an act of either destitute desperation or unholy barbarism. something something bread and circuses work ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/3117 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ hey. wanna know what would be really cursed? -- if trump dropped out and musk took his place -- good thing it'll never happen because those dinguses can't accept defeat and will never tactically retreat -- maybe something to keep in mind for 4 years from now. eyes on the prize for now means our eyes aren't to our flanks. what else could they do that would come out of left field? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4716 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── "hey you're cool, can I get your socials?" sure, I mostly post on the fediverse "what's that" oh, like... Mastodon "oh, no haha I meant like a real social media" ah. well I make comments on Reddit sometimes. you make them sound like a jerk no they're cool they're just misinformed. the fediverse is the future, or like, something like it, I'm sure. who wants to go back to capitalism? not me hehe ... I'm getting silly, gonna go to sleep. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4540 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── most people in the world are dumb as a bag of bricks but that's okay, I still love them, and so should you. everyone I hang out with is sharp as a tack and I love them still, for I don't have a preference for blunt objects. some people don't feel emotions I think they're just depressed some people can't stop won't stop, I say. really as long as they follow their heart and sing a tune that is true I think they're alright. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/5444 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── if the good guys always win, the bad will slink into the shadows and do dastardly deeds out of sight. if the bad guys always win, the spark of goodness will wink out. I think I'd prefer if they were cowering in our wake. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/1923 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── double-clicking the star button to let someone know you liked their comment without saving it to your "liked posts" feed (which btw is quite fun to scroll through if you want to feel nostalgic) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/1906 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── I like Mastodon because it feels like I'm contributing to something larger than myself even though like, 30 people read each of my posts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ |