=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ If you are stressed about the world, it's often because you are afraid of losing what you have. The cure to this feeling is to realize that you never had anything to begin with, you only rented it. Soon we will be free. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/1855 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: being-afraid-of-something-is-hard-but-can-be-overcome │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ if you're afraid of spies, then they've already won. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/4784 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── don't look back. The world is changing and I know it's scary but we can build something for ourselves. Something that works, something that helps, something that heals. We can have the space to surround ourselves with ourselves. Fear nothing except fear in your allies. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/1846 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── If you're running away from something, you need to make sure that you're going fast enough and far enough away that you can look forward for interception events. Otherwise you are vulnerable. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3059 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── I only sorta know what a "reply guy" is and at this point I'm scared to ask ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/5314 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── people are so afraid of defamation lawsuits that they'll refrain from posting things like "steam could technically see everything going on on your screen" what will you say in front of a phone? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #7 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 messages/204 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Don't be afraid. You will overcome every challenge that becomes you, it's just a question of how. That's up to your expression, so do as you will. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/2208 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── Without community, of course you're going to be afraid. of course you won't know what to do. of course you should leave, and return from a position of strength. With fellows beside you, nothing can stand before you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 bluesky#36 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── people are terrified, yet within me I feel a bright brilliant light. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #11 fediverse/2688 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── "you are better than fear. I know this for I have seen your soul, as it is the same shape as mine." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 messages/1018 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── If you want to get me to calm down, tell me this: "all you have are good things. Nothing here is bad." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #13 fediverse/1771 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── if you can't find them when you need them, then you don't have them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2023 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── The unknown is scarier than the new. The more you learn, the more you experience, the less afraid you are. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/2812 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── when you're alone, everything that happens to you is personal. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/421 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── Cannabis is fundamentally a feeling of motion. You can't remember anything because things only make sense moving forward in that particular context and in that particular plane. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/5345 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── you can't win every battle, but if you're losing then you've lost. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/4391 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── It's okay to be scared. I'm scared too. All we can do is try. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/193 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: nightmare-app-for-neurotypicals │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ it might also help with social anxiety because people are aware when they're being observed. A lot of people hesitate to speak or contribute on Zoom calls because they are inherently scared of being observed, but with this system they'll be aware of any observation and can address it. Plus every meeting that could have been an email will quickly become apparent since nobody is paying attention to the speaker, and they'll realize how much they should rethink their approach. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ |