=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-620 The BLM protests were a threat, but not a killing blow, because people like me feared tear gas more than chamber gas. It won't happen again. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 messages/625 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── I am not personally prepared for violence, but that doesn't mean I won't tell you why to do it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse_boost/5570 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════════───────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ The fact that no ICE agents have been shot yet seems both a statistical absurdity and proof they aren't really going after criminals. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────╝─▶ --- #3 messages/1212 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ The gallow is more merciful than a lynching, but only just. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #4 fediverse/5095 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── "but the trans people don't even have any silver to steal! they have nothing to worry about." - said the someone who has a different threat model than me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/5094 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── "how the heck is this girl not dead yet" - said the someone who has a threat model that's incomparably different than mine for historical purposes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/1579 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── fellas is it gay if I think fascists should be killed if they don't permanently revoke their ways ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 messages/888 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── The biggest danger to opsec is when other people think they know more than you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/4993 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ Did you hear? There's a revolution. No shooting each other to death, please, it scares the children. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/1103 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-670 @user-808 @user-809 the people you're talking about with those massive arsenals are the ones who are less scared of mass shooters and more scared of... something else. Something worse. They are so ardent because fear is a primal emotion that's difficult to assuage with statistics or logic. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2326 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── I'm not afraid to die, but if I was I'd probably just lie. Fear is the mindkiller, and to share it as terror and not caution deals morale a blow. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2936 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ how scared you are is not the same as how hot you are. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/6204 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary │ └──────────────────────┘ if the christians got killed rid all of the queers they'd miss them within years. not decades. then, they would never forget them. neither within years, nor decades. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4437 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: guns-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ buying guns is one thing but food is just as important. stores run out, but quartermasters know where to find things. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse_boost/3526 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════[BOOST]════════════════════════────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ It seems to me that the people that become the most vicious, the most furious, the most indignant are not those who have been oppressed for a long time but those who privilege from that oppression who feel that their privilege is threatened. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #15 fediverse/2808 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-leftism-military-death-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ the reason leftists cling to institutions is because without them, the military would just shoot us. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse_boost/2468 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════───────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ The Democratic party is not doing what they could do to win this election. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #17 fediverse/4025 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── the "village idiot" doesn't need to lack smarts, so long as everyone else is in on it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #18 notes/be-not-afraid --- ═══════════──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Be not afraid, my darling sweet one Time will find you, no matter what you have done But be not afraid, and you will not perish, Be not afraid, though terror may come. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/2586 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ Again, to reiterate:they would give us a kinga criminalized people is genocideloyalty over expertise is the death of legitimacy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/6457 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── 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. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #21 fediverse/4485 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── getting the phone numbers of cute he/thems at a bar is NOT the same as organizing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #22 fediverse/3491 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ @user-620 "hey I have an idea let's poke a wounded animal with sharp teeth until it feels like it's backed into a corner because it's been spending the past couple years ruminating and telling itself that we want to kill it and it's children" it doesn't matter what the truth is - they believe what they want. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #23 messages/912 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── the united states is the unity of ALL states, not just america. But also america. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #24 messages/998 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── It's not a warcrime if you're not at war. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #25 messages/226 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── The fighter doth not know who he is fighting ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #26 fediverse_boost/4989 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════════───────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ The world should sanction the US and Israel to oblivion. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ Do it, guys. Genocide doesn't stop itself. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────╝─▶ --- #27 fediverse/3452 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality-gods-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ the goddess of madness is pretty sane, tbh it's not like there's just one tho ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #28 fediverse/3441 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ capitalism is non-consentual, which is... pretty much the main reason why I am against it. like, I don't really care about whether it's more or less efficient. the fact that you cannot opt out means it is unethical. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #29 fediverse/2031 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1074 We've always been that way in their eyes. If they make it legal, nothing will change in how people think of you. They might be a bit bolder if there's fewer legal protections, but laws have always just been words. There are more of us than there are of them. If you have community, you'll feel safer. I know it's scary but we can get through it together. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #30 fediverse_boost/6115 --- ◀─╔════════════════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════════════──────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ I don't want American concentration camps. I don't want ICE and the national guard used as a secret police force on behalf of the likes of Miller, Vaught, and Trump. I don't want my tax money to go to a genocide. I don't want to have to mourn people who think women shouldn't vote and Jews secretly control the world, or risk losing my livelihood. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────╝─▶ --- #31 messages/1230 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ The machine cult is just when everyone's job is building and maintaining the computer. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #32 messages/1210 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ predators don't hunt animals, they hunt diseases. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #33 fediverse/4230 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── @user-1643 Every person who blocks you is another person's opinion who you no longer have to fear ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #34 fediverse/2463 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ if you are upset about Biden and his presentation, remember that he's not talking to you. He's talking to suburban dads, to grandmas organizing potlucks, to analysts, to the media, to people who watch the news in the background 24/7 without paying attention. these people will hear him, and not you. they have no idea what to prepare for, or how soon. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #35 fediverse/4889 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ is it really sedition if you have EVER even ONCE thought "I wonder how my country will kill me?" yes of course it is that's why it's important ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #36 fediverse/1054 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary-religion-nazis-violence │ └───────────────────────────────────┘ they vandalize synagogues and kick people when they're down because it's practice for them. they practice what they preach. leftists don't really preach about killing nazis. we're too human for that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #37 messages/747 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── if you don't want to be hunted, then give "evil" it's own queer culture what's that? they don't like what you offered? they want it to be *their* kind of "evil"? fine, do it themselves and then leave us alone, jeez -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #38 fediverse/5292 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── you can trust me, but please don't rely on me, for all of my power is soft. sometimes people just don't want to do what I tell them to, and I wouldn't have it any other way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #39 fediverse/4988 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: revolutions-mentioned-nuclear-weapons-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ The truth is The reason none of my revolutions have yet succeeded Is that the only way To secure peace and love on planet earth Is that all the governments Of the world must topple Or relinquish their nuclear arms Each all at once And i was too quick to slay my false duke Who plays at king While i build real power While i know nothing ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #40 fediverse/615 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── wretched doesn't necessarily imply miserable. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #41 messages/662 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── The trolley problem, but you're strapped to the track, and pulling the lever means working hard for months on end. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #42 messages/326 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── The only valuable thing to them in the cities are the people whose jobs they're currently eliminating. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #43 fediverse/1893 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1056 heh probably, though for this specific instance my Ollama server wasn't running and I had already killed my Stable Diffusion server after utterly failing to produce anything useful... alas, a girl can dream of having a robot familiar, but not today I guess. Not if they keep hiding GPU usage from me >: ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #44 fediverse/3698 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ the law is a weapon to be wielded by the masses to subjugate their masters ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #45 fediverse/4429 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ there are no safe havens from the coming fight. Some places may remain peaceful, but not for long. Why not fight for your home, instead of whatever gutter they force you into? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #46 fediverse_boost/5425 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════════───────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ “The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you're overreacting.” │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────╝─▶ --- #47 fediverse/986 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── adding dashes to your text - like - this - is a punctuation choice, not formatting or grammar. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #48 fediverse/2224 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── No plan survives contact with the enemy, and any plan that everyone knows is a plan that your enemy knows. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #49 bluesky#36 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── people are terrified, yet within me I feel a bright brilliant light. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #50 messages/581 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── The shortest argument against trump for Mexicans in Texas is "they won't care if you're american. Only if you're mexican." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #51 fediverse/5050 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: political-theory │ └──────────────────────┘ "mankind would not consent to be governed if it had any other choice" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #52 fediverse/5538 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── @user-1074 what do you do with the people who don't want to do that in particular and want to try a different sort of socialism? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #53 fediverse/1022 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @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. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #54 fediverse/6342 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── revolution doesn't have to be about them . ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #55 fediverse/5028 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: protests-and-fascism-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ my favorite protest sign I didn't see last weekend went something like this: "if you want to resist fascism, pay my rent so I can resist fascism" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #56 fediverse/2232 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: detransitioning-plans-uspol-scary │ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1209 I'm sharp, but up close, and only when enraged. Passports fully up to date though, for the same reason that if you live near a river, it's often useful to have a boat. I don't intend to flee, no matter my destiny, I'm here for the words I will have spoke. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #57 fediverse/4536 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-cursing-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ the USA is fed by undocumented immigrants who have no other options. I won't go into which kind of slavery it is, but you can figure it out yourself. If those workers are deported (or worse), the USA suddenly becomes significantly closer to famine. We need them. We need to pay them fairly, obviously, but in a purely selfish way we need them in order to eat and he fucking knows that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #58 fediverse/4017 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ the only way to get people to fight fascism is to affect them with it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #59 fediverse/2411 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-1165 yeah. true. though I think at a certain point, reformism kinda gets thrown out the window. the more people fight, the less they'll want to die for something old, and the more they'll want to reach for something bright. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #60 fediverse/1371 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── the map is not the territory I am not the cognitohazard I am just a silly girl ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #61 fediverse/249 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: palestine-and-other-places-probably-idk │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ look, I know that nobody reading this has the power to affect this, but like... the forced cessation of genocide is one of the only ethical casus belli I can think of. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #62 fediverse/4821 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── punch a nazi because they deserve it, not because you're unafraid ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #63 fediverse/5931 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ "The President intends to designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization." being marked by your enemies as a foe sure makes me feel good. nourishes the spirit. liberates the restrained. encourages the undecided. implements the brain. suddenly, as winter approaches, the temperature rises yet again. let wind fill the sails of the valorous and let resolve and brilliance color the eyes of the focused. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #64 fediverse/4024 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── my cat doesn't know that my family is my family. She thinks they're just some other people who visit the house. but they're special to me, as all people are, and I think she takes notice. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #65 messages/143 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── I always figured if people didn't like what I was saying they'd contest me so I could change it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #66 fediverse_boost/2968 --- ◀─╔══════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════──────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ It's all made up. And we can make it up differently. We can make it up so that it's not about a murder of genocides on a boiling rock where billions must die to maintain the way of life for a few thousand uber-rich reactionary maggots lining you up for a shallow grave. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ But not, if you keep pretending, that this is all fine, and these people aren't out to get you, and the power structures aren't designed to render you into a commodity and invest the power of CHOICE in the capitalist's hands. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #67 fediverse/2717 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: USpol; shooting │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1328 the only method that needs to fail for them to realize what you're saying as truth is their method to vote. they will quickly grasp for power they once held and realize it was little more than an "I OWE YOU" Then, they might listen. Then, they might hear. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #68 fediverse/4575 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── @user-772 the reason they haven't come back is that reality shifting is so inherently dangerous and incompatible with the basic biology of human life that they all tragically perished almost immediately. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #69 messages/745 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── I hear that ICE goes after the kindest grandmas and the hardest working joes first so by the time any resistance is organized there's less passion behind it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #70 fediverse/2057 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1071 if you work too fast, your ideas will run out and you'll be drawn elsewhere. It's not a tragedy, it's the finishing of the project. Relish it, and learn what you can before springing in a new directory, full of vigor and ready for a new thought. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #71 fediverse_boost/3198 --- ◀─╔══════════════════════[BOOST]════════════════════════─────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ If #Musk is allowed to say "#CivilWar is inevitable", we're allowed to say revolution and the uncompensated nationalisation of the assets of billionaires is inevitable. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #72 fediverse/5383 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ McCarthyism is when people are more afraid of their neighbors than being wrong. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #73 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #74 fediverse/2801 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-351 yeah it wasn't anything invasive which was nice. like, it's not an interrogation room from TV it's more like, a therapist's office. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #75 messages/772 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── contrary to unpopular belief, it's good to be nice to people. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #76 fediverse/2666 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: meta-adjacent, but fedi and Internet cultures in general too │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-570 I escalate that way against fascism, nothing less. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #77 messages/1172 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ the danger is not that the LLM will generate poor, vulnerable, or malicious code. the concern is that someone else might inject something into the codebase that you're not reading. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #78 fediverse/1286 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── the fact that business types don't listen to the engineers and their "ethics" means they shouldn't be in charge of them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #79 fediverse/2592 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-fascism-sexual-assault-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ I learned a lot last night, and I'm pretty sure that everything I say is going to be censored. Why would you allow resistance in such a public place? I don't know what else to do, though. He will come for me, he knows where I live, and I will do what I can to fight him. He's much stronger than me. He's much more massive than me. He will kill me. But that's not the point, is it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #80 fediverse/5694 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── if I can convince them not to fight will you give me what I demand? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #81 fediverse/1776 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1074 ah yes but didn't you know? orphans produce unobtanium in their bones, and if we didn't crush them into powder we couldn't make ultra-doxo-floro-tin-omatic lubrication jelly, which is used to power our weapons of mass destruction like planes and trains and tanks and suburbs. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #82 fediverse/3031 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── the things that I suggest we do when we hang out are not because those are the things I most want to do, but rather because they are the things that I think you'd want to do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #83 fediverse_boost/4779 --- ◀─╔══════════════════════════[BOOST]════════════════════════════─────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ I genuinely wish all Nazis in this world either an epiphany of the truth or a bullet to the head. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ Either one is fine. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #84 fediverse/2222 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── Fear is a call to action, not a pain for you to distress. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #85 fediverse_boost/5596 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════════───────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ There's a reason people from countries that have experienced authoritarian takeovers are like, "No, listen, you have to literally threaten these people with bodily harm." │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────╝─▶ --- #86 fediverse/5442 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── @user-1839 the trick is to just make it and point people toward it as if it's supposed to be there. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #87 fediverse/2197 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── It's always better to take a knife to a fist fight than a gun to a riot night. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #88 fediverse/4030 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ the democrats are the ones who forced us to get jobs, so... /shrug ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #89 fediverse/5933 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── @user-217 the darkness how resplendent would be incomplete without that present ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #90 fediverse_boost/4461 --- ◀─╔════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════─────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ It turns out a lot of Democratic voters kinda hate George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Liz Cheney, actually? They're leery of cops. There was that whole BLM thing? They're alarmed by the idea of having the most deadly military on Earth. What is it for? Oh, and Israel? We're going to back Israel to the hilt even as it exterminates children. Nobody signed up for that. Who thought that was a good idea? │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ A bunch of white people in expensive suits, probably. The same ones celebrating "the Biden Boom." │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #91 fediverse/158 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-95 hang on one of these is not like the others (!!!) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #92 fediverse/1683 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: sins-and-virtues │ └──────────────────────┘ the opposite of charity is not greed, but rather despair. gifts dispel it, and giving is an act of affection. the opposite of greed is not charity, but rather honesty. if you didn't lie about why you needed the things you don't, then you wouldn't get them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #93 fediverse/1466 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: death-mentioned-insurance-mentioned-bricks-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ my opsec is non-existent teehee does anyone want my IP? or even my address, it's not like I lock my door if (when) my poor decisions get me killed (whoops adding content warning) please throw a brick at an insurance company for me thanks ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #94 messages/1138 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── Valor, for the Iranian people. Vigor, for the American people. Violence, for the principled few. Authority, for those who knew. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #95 messages/315 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── The need to engage with capitalism has reduced my output dramatically. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #96 fediverse_boost/4444 --- ◀─╔════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════─────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ I wanna say something to people who work in tech-related jobs in America: this is still a field where most people hate the rise of fascism and want to stop it. I know the media & amplification of the tycoons makes it seem like that’s the whole industry. But it’s not. And we still have power. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #97 fediverse/1672 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-1037 speaking from the perspective of a witch, the land does not care what lines we draw in the sand. Lines are a human thing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #98 fediverse/2541 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── rhythm and rhyme are meant to be abused. be creative and it won't matter. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #99 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #100 messages/530 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── The strength of a leader is determined not by how many arms they may bear, but by how many sets of arms they may bring to bear ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #101 fediverse/5041 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ brick + cop car is how they getcha. useful violence happens out of sight. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #102 fediverse/4249 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-mentioned-violence-and-cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ wow so fiery, you're sure worked up aren't you >. yeah it's almost like I fear for the lives of people like me who live in the deep red sea I think I'm allowed a little patience ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #103 notes/to-fight-ice --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── if you want to fight ice, patrol your neighborhoods where all the mexicans live. bring a gun if you're willing to die for liberty. Don't wear all black. Wear your favorite outfit, to be remembered. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #104 fediverse/1986 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── when cornered, is it your instinct to escape? or to take one of them down with you? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #105 fediverse_boost/4425 --- ◀─╔════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════─────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ If anyone out there is thinking, "I need to arm myself to the teeth" - I'm not gonna try to dissuade you. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ But promise me you'll take every available safety class for whatever hardware you decide to equip yourself with, OK? │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #106 fediverse_boost/5196 --- ◀─╔════════════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════════──────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Everyone needs to learn the difference between going through something with someone, and someone putting you through something. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────╝─▶ --- #107 fediverse/1807 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── the things I write are not meant to entertain. They are to educate, and to encourage curiosity. because questions beget dialogue, and only by testing yourself against another's arguments can you truly improve. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #108 messages/1258 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ The world is stitched together with angel hair, as it sheds from their body, painless and evenly timed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #109 messages/89 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── Consumption is contribution to a capitalist system. Normalize taking whatever you are given and living as humbly as you can. Only when everyone does that may capitalism die. Talk to them, learn from their stories. Teach them your ways but don't force anything upon them. Any ounce of regret is defined as a mind not aligned to the angle of perception that designs the line that the collective mind co-re-assigns. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #110 fediverse/1468 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: american-politics │ └───────────────────────┘ broke: the Biden presidency was meant to defuse the rage of BLM woke: we needed more time to gather our strength ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #111 fediverse/2005 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1074 I don't think the "capitalist elite" really have an ideology. Ideas are weapons they use and discard when it suits them, like strapping 15 handguns to your person in order to avoid needing to reload. Good thing there's more than 15 of us. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #112 fediverse/2725 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ trump may have bled, but fascism was not harmed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #113 fediverse_boost/95 --- ◀─╔════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════──────────────────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ "A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials." │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #114 fediverse/5071 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── kings are not meant to enforce rules, but to break them. who said they get to choose? -- hate crimes are genocidal actions individualized ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #115 messages/250 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── The hardest part about mental struggles is that the battlefield often turns out to be your relationships with your friends. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #116 fediverse/3614 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── socks are a lie drafted by big thread to get us to invest in knitting machines so we don't have to buy our own footwear at the store ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #117 messages/238 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── The world does not deserve to bear such a sorrowful one as me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #118 messages/151 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Alright, if the average person is sorta stupid and cruel, then are we not tending to a kingdom of ogres, rather than humans? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #119 fediverse/5640 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── protests are where they prey on your most faithful. EDIT: with energy, but in a riot much more so. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #120 fediverse/3717 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-minus │ └─────────────────────────┘ hey, you know how historically they used to lobotomize young women who were too fiery, passionate, independent, driven, motivated, and clairvoyant? they did that on purpose. that was less than a lifetime ago. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #121 messages/506 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ... That's not true, I am incapable of fear. I possess an abundance of caution, however. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #122 fediverse/1517 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── if you don't feed the trolls, then they find their own clan. and in doing so, they make their own echo chambers. what would a bunch of trolls do to each other? the poor dears. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #123 fediverse/5921 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ I'd rather fight my foes in a fair fight than butcher them in the night. just because I suck at fighting doesn't mean I don't understand honor. I'm unreliable, not dishonorable, there's a difference, and it's not about reputation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #124 fediverse/3522 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: death-mentioned-capitalism-decays-before-it-dies │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ if you want to commit regicide, you talk to the butler. managers are workers too - they just are positioned a bit closer to power than you. different skillsets sure, but work is work. a manager didn't take your freedom, an investment banker did. similarly, an immigrant didn't take your job, a capitalist did. ... though just as some immigrants would be more than happy to take your job, so too are some managers more than happy to oppress you. find the ones that fight on your side. they've gaslit themselves into believing they are opposed to you, but it's just not true. we are all liberated at once, or not at all. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #125 fediverse/2881 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── "never lose your totem" I only lose things when in motion. at rest I know where everything is. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #126 fediverse/4459 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ democrats probably won't fight for socialism, but they sure as heck will fight against republicans. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #127 fediverse/2705 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── find the people who, when given power over someone else, nurtures and cares for them in their service. for those who hurt instead are reliably the evil sort of person, and evil has to work twice as hard to justify it's worth. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #128 fediverse_boost/5889 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════════════───────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Trans people are not a terrorist threat, but we can become one if you'd like │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────╝─▶ --- #129 fediverse_boost/5526 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════════───────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Say what you will about the US strikes in Iran but they sure knocked the story of the assassination of two elected Dems out of the headlines and took the heat off ICE for a bit │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────╝─▶ --- #130 fediverse_boost/5627 --- ◀─╔══════════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════════──────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ AOC: “I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.” │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────╝─▶ --- #131 messages/551 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── This gun is my sword This blade is my weapon And my foes will lay before me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #132 fediverse/4578 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: common-cognitohazard-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ Roko's basilisk isn't a serpent it's a tree ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #133 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #134 fediverse/4258 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── the reason they warned you about quicksand is so that you don't get lost in some fey dimension ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #135 fediverse/1666 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: protests, politics, dogwhistles, cursing mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1037 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9_qGOa9Go idk I think riots are good actually, that's always been my position. like, they're bad because they're break stuff, but they're good because they get the message across. "don't fuck with us. give us what we need." haven't been to a protest in a while tho, ever since moving where I am now. I'm currently of the mind that protests are great for meeting people to work with, and I don't know anyone... I guess I'm just not very trusting of strangers, but if I know you then I'm 100% open and honest and I'll do anything you need me to. I like being helpful to everyone around me but I don't know what to do when I'm terrified of hidden enemies. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #136 fediverse/5135 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── I think it should be a warcrime to attempt to summon demons to slay your foes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #137 messages/399 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── The schizophrenic sees the truth in dazzling displays of color that are nigh incomprehensible, while regular people see truth in shades of gray that you can understand and work with. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #138 fediverse/6088 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ I'M SORRY I'M SO SCARY listen I don't actually want any harm to come to my foes, I just want them to stop harming me-and-by-extension-all-peoples-who-are-like-me and by extension all peoples who are harmed by thee and them and like, they won't stop? so... violence, I guess. which just makes things worse. But uh, if you're violent enough, you can sell the propaganda narrative that your side is the bright glorious victors, and then you can [redacted] all of the [redacted] until [redacted]. This might, if you're lucky, make the world better or worse. But odds are it'll just make it different, but the same. [confuser of the way indeed...] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #139 fediverse/507 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: death-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ Good night, I sure hope I'm the same person in the morning and not an assassinated version of myself that has been produced through the manufactured proceedings of an LLM or otherwise self computerized contriving designed to align to the purpose of my expression (with a few added caveats)! Talk to you later, I love you all! Wait, I don't know you. How can I love you? Easy, it's my default. Anyway goodnight, sleep is death and dreams are the bounty of reality. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #140 fediverse/3725 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── the earth doesn't know how big she is, and everytime you carry a seed across state lines she learns a bit more about her surface. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #141 fediverse/5414 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: drugs-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ the spirits are telling me to hang out with homeless people and do fentanyl again. haha weird, gonna try resisting that if I can. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #142 fediverse/4293 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Das Kapital │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1074 and it is forced to do so, by it's very nature. It is anathema to a green earth, and it is slowly poisoning us like lead pipes, cadmium jewelry, asbestos insulation, and all of the other bountiful missteps that capitalism brought us. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #143 fediverse/1394 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── the sun doesn't seem as bright if you spend your days underneath it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #144 fediverse/3892 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── "they should make clothing stores for tall people" uhhhh have you ever heard of "big-and-tall" "yeah but I'm not big, just tall" smh ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #145 fediverse/5499 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: nuclear-weapons-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────┘ ultimately as long as the "shooting down nuclear weapons" capability is greater than the "shooting falling nuclear weapons" capability then the world is safe from ultimate harm. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #146 fediverse/3345 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1402 the truth is, they don't use it for revenue generation. It's not meant to turn a profit. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #147 messages/400 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── The schizophrenic sees truth in dazzling displays of colors unknown to man, while the neurotypical sees truth in shades of gray that can be reasoned with. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #148 fediverse/1891 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1091 I knowwww some people are just thorny and prickly I guess. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #149 fediverse/2282 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Point is, protests work, but they will do everything in their power to make them work against us just as much as they work in our favor. They will divide us, they will contain us, they will try. Portland fared better, if Unicorn Riot TV was to be believed. I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes next time round. Ah, well, people only protest when the bad guy's in charge, right? Ha [3/3] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #150 fediverse/6315 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── "yay! now that the war is won, we can go back to being moderate!" not ideal. did you forget to be for something when you set yourself against your foe? (if my girlfriend reads this: I'm not referring to the conversation we had about that one thing, but I have been thinking) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #151 fediverse/759 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── THE DUCKS ARE BACK I DIDN'T ACCIDENTALLY KILL THEM BY FEEDING THEM ALLUMS I'M SO HAPPY I CAN'T HANDLE IT ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #152 fediverse/2009 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1126 Yep. I am not concerned though, because of that map I shared. Whosoever shall draw the sword (of the people's will) shall be the righteous leader of US We can build a world where democracy flourishes and we don't need to remain vigilant. It is within our power. And we shall. I have faith. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #153 fediverse_boost/4418 --- ◀─╔════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════─────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ The MAGA cult is built upon a myriad of special interests that traditionally don't play well together. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ Find the fault lines. Poke at them relentlessly. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ Pass it on. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #154 fediverse/1669 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── "she has a certain, I don't know what, je ne sais quoi? that I don't know what to describe as." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #155 fediverse/824 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── I once heard that time doesn't pass when you're well and truly in the moment, and I thought "that's not true, I'm always losing track of the moment". ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #156 messages/681 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── I think I'd be more upset if someone stabbed me in the hand or eye than the heart. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #157 messages/780 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── In their darkest moments Do the dead with That they were still alive? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #158 fediverse/6435 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── if everyone was trained to think? would direct democracy work? until we have radical abundance (fascist ideology, take from the weak) or, hear me out, or, infinitely scale old style machine learning was just problem solving. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #159 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #160 fediverse/6025 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: abstract-political-violence-methods-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ the skywalks, not the towns. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #161 fediverse/5416 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── if you aren't rude, or bothersome, or excessively boring, you can pretty much be my friend forever. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #162 fediverse/4492 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-death-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ I've thought about it a bit, and I think blaming democracy for Hitler is a bit like blaming bullets for death. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #163 fediverse/4424 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── @user-1666 For context, if you don't know these names they are among the most prominent of our enemy's thought leaders. They represent their followers. This is who you fight. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #164 messages/763 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── what if the reason god doesn't intervene is because all of their powers are warcrimes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #165 fediverse/2774 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── I want to emphasize that my mask is just as much a part of me as the other part. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #166 messages/666 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── It doesn't have to be more complicated than "give us money and we'll fight back the right wing death squads" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #167 fediverse/5896 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── I'm not evil. I have the potential to tho so I always have to keep an eye out for what it looks like. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #168 fediverse/421 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── one of my duties is to make you aware of potentially bad things, cursed things, hurtful things and hard feelings, so that they are less able to harm you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #169 fediverse/1841 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── curling up in a ball and thinking about crying for hours is the same as crying. If a little bit less of a release. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #170 fediverse/6336 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── if the USA goes to war with venezuela and venezuela poisons their oil watering hole it'd just be empowering the other oil reserve extracting locations, not bringing us closer to sustainability via carbon sequestration. maybe nations shouldn't declare war unless the minor is declaring on the greater. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #171 fediverse/2672 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── don't follow strangers to second locations. especially not if they involve walking to the other side of town... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #172 messages/359 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── "God doesn't know he ate the universe, and we're doing everything we can to make sure it stays that way." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #173 fediverse/1361 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: I think I'm going to like this book (abuse of CW) │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 I'd say "content warning: fear-cursed-if-true-not-politics" that way people who had "Fear" or "cursed" on their filter list wouldn't see it. Things that are commonly content-warning'd are also commonly content-filtered by people who tend to be the biggest beneficiaries of healthily designed content-warnings. so putting keywords in there that filter out people who don't want to see intense or damaging things to their psyche can avoid it more easily. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #174 messages/422 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── The nicest thing anyone ever called me was "the fel communion" and it happened in a dream. Alas, that dreams might affect reality. If only ever-so-slightly. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #175 fediverse/4162 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-mentioned-politics-alluded-to │ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘ "you can't kill me because nothing I say is wrong" ... actually I kinda just think you look weird, and thats super important to me for some reason. Also your voice is annoying and I think you're lazy because I saw someone who kinda looks like you sitting down looking at their phone this one time. But hey pal if you wanna help out, can you stand a bit to the left so I have a clearer shot of your head and also so the bullet doesn't pass through and hit property behind you? Don't want to damage anything important after all. "gee I sure wish we had a well regulated militia or something" ah well the past is the past, and since this is in a potential near future, I think the past also includes the present, and in the present there's always time to do things about people like me. "do something? heavens no, I'm a pacifist by nature" well, me too! I pacify things like you as a hobby. Can't make trouble if you're in the ground, and knowing me, you'd be lucky to be buried. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #176 fediverse/6125 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── @user-1871 conquer your foes and they will never again harm you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #177 fediverse/6395 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── the master is most challenged by her acolytes. if your students aren't teaching you, then they need a more elementary instructor. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #178 fediverse/6138 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── the only two insects that you have to care about as a quartermaster are pollinators, and the hunters who catch the vermin. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #179 fediverse/6262 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── don't ever sacrifice a creature to a fate that is unknown. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #180 fediverse/5381 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: nazis-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-138 they say that not all monarchs are evil or inept, but the worst ones definitely are. such is the same for all leaders, elected or otherwise. sometimes, it's better to question authority than to grow to resent it. resentment is inaction. it is an untenable [charity./tragedy.] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #181 fediverse/2607 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-fascism-sexual-assault-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-249 most people don't talk to me so either you're braver than most or I hit a common chord that you and I share ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #182 fediverse/6021 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── you volunteer for things because you want a say in how they turn out. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #183 fediverse/3366 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── I don't know who needs to hear this, but if your friend sends you a paragraph you don't have to respond with a paragraph. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #184 messages/1005 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── The past slips through our fingers like grains of sand while the dead grandparents continue to die. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #185 messages/237 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── The worst thing about being trans is our numbers are limited by biology, not philosophy. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #186 fediverse/2274 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1203 hence, a military of pure volunteers. a militia, if you will, that is well regulated and armed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #187 fediverse/1699 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: warcraft-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ In engaging in this manner, they are sharpening their skills and talents. Then, when peril strikes their world (everything from a black dragon seizing control of parliment to a flame elemental awakening and threatening to Yellowstone the globe) they are honed and tempered enough to combat them. Power begets power, though, and with greater nuclear proliferation comes greater threats, like an demon alien invasion, the afore-mentioned death incarnate waking up, the elemental forces of hate and despair corrupting the very earth beneath their feet, an evil time-travelling dictator bringing fascism to the Americas before Columbus showed up (along with WW2 tanks and industry), a bunch of ghost pirates and dinosaurs I think? (I was in college for this one srry), more demons, and then I think like, the shadowlands or something idk I hung up the phone when I got the message. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #188 fediverse/5057 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── the blue laser beam unit from Mechabellum except stationary like a satellite dish from Contact except raised a little bit to have free range of motion that shoots down nuclear missiles but is incapable of harming any other part of the planet ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #189 fediverse/5569 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: self-harm-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────┘ for the record, I would never kill myself. even if I were in a bunker hiding from warcrimes, I'd wait to be Nuremberged. frankly tho that's highly unlikely. Let's just see what the future will bring. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #190 messages/737 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── The jedi order fell because they gave their wisest the decision-making powers and their boldest the second best ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #191 fediverse/2480 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── so what if people want to sit on the couch eating cheetos? they're more than capable of something far greater, but of course they are allowed to spend as they like their life. their ONLY life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #192 fediverse/4405 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol-revolutions-and-stuff-or-whatever │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ The bigger a county is on the electoral map, the weaker it is. But, the more space required to control it completely. Treat the largest counties like Badlands - difficult to traverse unless in numbers, and even with numbers you're a bright shining target. Very little food, very few supplies, often not worth controlling aside from the peace and knowledge that your foes will not attack from that direction. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #193 messages/622 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── The bigger a county is on the electoral map, the weaker it is. But, the more space required to control it completely. Treat the largest counties like Badlands - difficult to traverse unless in numbers, and even with numbers you're a bright shining target. Very little food, very few supplies, often not worth controlling aside from the peace and knowledge that your foes will not attack from that direction. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #194 messages/464 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── "The supreme court has criminalized homelessness. I should become homeless." Is not a thought that in my twenties I would have thought I'd wrestle with in my thirties ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #195 fediverse/2321 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1227 The times you've lived through must be pretty boring and not very interesting. It's okay, me too. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #196 fediverse/2571 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: weapons-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ it's often better to take two knives to a knife fight than a gun to a knife fight ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #197 messages/180 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── The worst thing about the past is: A. How much it sucked B. How it's not here anymore ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #198 fediverse/3115 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── "don't bite the hand that feeds you" a majestic predator seeks the hunt, not to feed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #199 fediverse/2786 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── the best way, I find, to be deserving of trust is to do the best that you can, and be honest when you cannot do more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #200 fediverse/2157 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1180 the reason I say this is sometimes it's necessary to boost a post that doesn't have a CW and like, I can't add one of my own, so... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ |