=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── my ideas are not the useful ones. the thoughts they spark in *yours* are. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5514 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── this, but with my "ideas" or whatever ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ --- #2 messages/1056 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── That which tends to guide your thoughts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ --- #3 messages/401 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── The only thoughts that survive are the ones you write down. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 messages/630 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Pay attention to me, for I am convinced that "me" is what we need. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #5 messages/771 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── When you're working, don't write down your ideas. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/618 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── Can't stop thinking [the rest is left blank, as a testament to the inability of the author to express their thoughts in a temporally contextual way. Presumably the previous text would be followed by an "about..." with the rest dedicated to a particular thought that felt important enough to share with the internet.] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/1323 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── "pay attention to me, for I have nothing of value to contribute" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/4810 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I can type my thoughts 1000x more coherently than I can speak them. Hence why I post here. feels useless to speak 1on1 - feels insular to speak to a group. Hence why I speak here, which is totally public that anyone might see, and somehow I feel so much more productive engaging in an endless conversation with myself. you can't win a war by walking in circles... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/1092 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── if there's too much on your mind then you need more people thinking about those problems ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/5794 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── *the only useful thing I can do is write, everything else just flutters and sparks* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2416 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-1074 @user-1209 @user-1262 well, that's good because your intuitions are true! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/6351 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── "it's as if they didn't read you at all" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/5724 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── never say "nevermind" when you've got a good idea ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/1643 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── sometimes it's important to be innovative, and sometimes it's important to put your head down and work. Which is why we're always kept busy on things that benefit them, not us. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/1816 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── you can take any of my words, I don't care who you are. Take them, change them, use them, say they are your own, whatever you want. They are but dust in the wind, passing from one ear and out another. or eyes and fingertips, if you want. But only with intention, if you knew what I was trying to say. If you had to guess and learn... There's no chance that'll be accurate 100% of the time when used as a policy. But alas, science is a human art. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #16 messages/270 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── "you're special." "I'm really not." "do you doubt my judgement? Or yourself?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 messages/496 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── I'm not genuine, I'm original. There's a difference. EDIT: I think I'm genuine too ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2539 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: housing-crisis-idea │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 true. your idea is more revolutionary, mine is more reformist. each would be more fit for different political environments. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #19 messages/1116 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── What works for me might not work for another, But What works for me might work for another. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/1837 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-883 I agree with you. Collaboration is the path to the bright future. If only they could see it. [if only we could make them see] (cue all the media ever made that means to tell a message about which choices we should make in the future) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/3300 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1052 @user-192 I'd rather be unhappy and useful than happy and a burden ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #22 fediverse/851 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-599 these are the kinds of things I say to myself all the time. I don't know why, but it feels true so I think it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #23 fediverse/4468 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── oh look at me, typing my thoughts while doing chores. And you all get to listen, you lucky ducks ; ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #24 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 │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ --- #25 fediverse/4342 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-1268 keep it in the back of your mind and maybe it'll come to you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #26 messages/532 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── "no need to thank me. It's hardly a gift if *someone* has to do it." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #27 fediverse/3093 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── *life is so much more than following your rules and fulfilling your obligations* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 fediverse/2694 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── *there is nothing of value on the internet except catharsis* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #29 fediverse/5657 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── I keep telling myself *there's nothing useful on the internet* yet still I remain ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ --- #30 fediverse/1072 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-782 @user-783 modern problems require blunt solutions ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #31 fediverse/2481 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── on one hand, conversation to spark insight. on the other, being connected to me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #32 fediverse/1712 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-246 I think you're right, I tend to examine things at their most extreme as practice in identifying my own weaknesses. ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #33 fediverse/5172 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── one side: "it's most important to be yourself" the other: "it's most important to be your best" neither of them is wrong. duh. use your head. people all agree on wisdom, so... share that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ |