=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── what if we taxed every ounce of resource that companies wasted (maybe with a multiplier for the current relative value of the substance - diamonds are more valuable than apples per pound) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/1777 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── what if we taxed land not by charging money to keep it but rather by taking some of it and giving it to the bureau of land management ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 bluesky#39 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── what if we deputize anyone who asks for it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #3 fediverse/65 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── if something makes sense physically, but not mathematically, then the mathematics are wrong. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/6318 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── what if toki pona but for hieroglyphics like the gobi desert ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #5 fediverse/6333 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── what if we bought homeless people gasoline for their c~ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #6 messages/968 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── what if you painted every house twice, to ensure you got the color completely applied [ bright green or yellow would shine through in little spots, clear and obvious to even the most undiscerning of patrons of the arts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #7 bluesky#19 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── what if we treated landlordism the way we treat tipping ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/1822 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── we should reward frugality as much as value-creation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/5079 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── what if you boosted everything when someone liked it [when someone liked your post] and if they boost it then you read the first couple posts on their paragraph, just to say "hey" in return ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/4940 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cannabis-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ what if I smoked weed and played video games after a long period of time away from the internet which I missed dearly ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/6185 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── @user-1909 what if I wanna ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #12 messages/1312 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── what if there were wildlife crossings (bridges over highways) but underneath each house for the creepy crawlies ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #13 fediverse/5872 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cannabis-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ what if there was a drone that did nothing except fly directly between you and the sun so you never got sunburned and never got vitamindeed [timestamp] [she must be at home because she doesn't use mastodon while mobile] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/1588 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1035 Even better if you say "you do you too" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/5176 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-post │ └──────────────────────┘ what if corporations gave better quality products to people who clicked through their advertisement ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/6083 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── what if we put conservatives on reservations ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #17 messages/763 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── what if the reason god doesn't intervene is because all of their powers are warcrimes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/1764 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── Okay okay hear me out - but what if instead of pumping oil out of the ground, we shoved a bunch of tree trunks down there and let them marinate for a few thousand years ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/6331 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── what if we bought homeless people motorcycles ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #20 fediverse/6407 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── what if we designed washing machines which cost twice as much but didn't damage clothes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ 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