=== ANCHOR POEM ===
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 If you're running away from something, you need to make sure that you're going
 fast enough and far enough away that you can look forward for interception
 events. Otherwise you are vulnerable.
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=== SIMILARITY RANKED ===

--- #1 fediverse/2224 ---
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 No plan survives contact with the enemy, and any plan that everyone knows is a
 plan that your enemy knows.
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--- #2 messages/629 ---
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 If you swim in the deep red sea, assume that all of your actions will be
 perceived
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--- #3 fediverse/1022 ---
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 @user-750 
 
 if you aren't afraid, then either you aren't in danger or you've misjudged
 your opponent.
 
 if you're constantly afraid, then they cannot yet defeat you.
 
 EDIT: either that, or they need you.
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--- #4 fediverse/6349 ---
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 if all you see are allies, slow down. 
 
 never come to a stop, even through sleep.
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--- #5 fediverse/2023 ---
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 The unknown is scarier than the new. The more you learn, the more you
 experience, the less afraid you are.
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--- #6 fediverse/2387 ---
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 @shiri 
 
 If you're going to flee, flee to me. I will make use of you, by pointing you
 to someone who knows what to do.
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 ... That's not true, I am incapable of fear. I possess an abundance of
 caution, however.
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--- #8 messages/1222 ---
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 when they come for you, simply buy enough time for your allies to
 overcome-intervene. This is the truth of all conflict.
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--- #9 messages/227 ---
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 It's a false sense of security
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--- #10 fediverse/6457 ---
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 the second rule is you don't have to hang out with mortals. there are places
 you can go where they won't find you, except by accident, and then you just go
 somewhere else.
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--- #11 fediverse/5670 ---
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 applied intuition combined with well developed imagination is a dangerous tool
 to behold. *useful*, but dangerous.
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 that which you resist is what you'll find, but contextual resistance is better
 than going in blind.
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🖼 things-I-almost-posted: economic-abstractions.png things-I-almost-posted: economic-abstractions.png
--- #14 messages/560 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── To tempt fate is to invite "forever" consequences into your life ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/2319 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── A choice ungiven is a chance never taken. ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/1855 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: being-afraid-of-something-is-hard-but-can-be-overcome │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ if you're afraid of spies, then they've already won. ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/2222 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── Fear is a call to action, not a pain for you to distress. ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/1244 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary-violence-death │ └──────────────────────────┘ in a battle, your foe's greatest weapon is the screams of your falling. ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #19 messages/427 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── If everyone can do whatever they want, they'll tend to prefer the easy way. And the easy way is rarely the right way. ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/2348 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ "situational awareness" is just street-smarts for nerds and feds. I'm not the smartest street on the block, but there's only like four of them so ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/823 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── If you've ever been deceived, you'll forever be aware of it as a possibility. ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #22 fediverse/6450 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── "patience" is just: waiting as long as you can. ──────────┐ similar chronological different════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #23 messages/554 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── The best way to survive a storm is to lean into it ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #24 fediverse/1771 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── if you can't find them when you need them, then you don't have them. ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #25 fediverse/587 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── don't be too quick to judge others based on your assumptions. After all, it could be worse than you think! ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #26 fediverse_boost/389 --- ◀═[BOOST] ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ @user-1871 Never responsible for other people. Never responsible for reactions, theirs or others. My first thought reading this was "Oh you met my parent!" └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ similar chronological different─▶ --- #27 fediverse/216 --- ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: tactics-cursing-not-immediately-relevant-just-an-observation │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ if you spot an ambush about to strike, shut the fuck up and get in position. ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 fediverse/900 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── if you want time to go slower, stop entertaining yourself. "time flies when you're having fun" ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #29 fediverse/5249 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── enemies are just guys you haven't figured out the value in cooperating with. ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ --- #30 fediverse/1161 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── if you aren't careful, the stuff you own will come to own you. ┌───────────┐ similar chronologicaldifferent══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #31 messages/1234 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── "how much time do we have?" "not enough for fear." ───────┐ similar chronological different════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #32 fediverse/4466 --- image.png ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── if your zone of influence is larger than your degree of control, you will be completely overwhelmed.
if your sphere of concern is much bigger than your sphere of influence, you're gonna feel totally overwhelmed.
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--- #33 messages/230 ---
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 Sometimes it feels like I'm the only paranoid person with terrible opsec T.T
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