=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-1402 the truth is, they don't use it for revenue generation. It's not meant to turn a profit. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/6342 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── revolution doesn't have to be about them . ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #3 fediverse/3914 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ that feeling when capitalists make technological advancements that benefit all of mankind but refuse to open source them because... they want more money? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/615 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── wretched doesn't necessarily imply miserable. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/5235 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── @user-1782 it's not that they lost value in their company due to the lack of sale of their products, but instead because they don't have to pay for marketing if their car looks "cool" enough and they can give them away for a lower blood price ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #6 messages/449 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── How about this: all revenue generated in a certain location must be used in that location ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/1336 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: economics │ └──────────────────────┘ the ethical use-case for currency is to express interest, not to identify worth. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse_boost/3945 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════[BOOST]════════════════════════────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Someone once said to me that to become a VP in big tech you need to have generated $100M…but it doesn’t matter if it’s revenue or losses. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #9 fediverse/4025 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── the "village idiot" doesn't need to lack smarts, so long as everyone else is in on it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #10 messages/1438 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ The trick to motorcycles is: don't crash, and be loud enough so that nobody forgets you're there. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #11 messages/226 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── The fighter doth not know who he is fighting ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/2457 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── if your job won't let you strike for a week, they don't want you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/1394 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── the sun doesn't seem as bright if you spend your days underneath it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/1558 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── Just because you haven't won yet, doesn't mean you've lost. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #16 messages/1176 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── it's not a community if nobody would ask where you've been. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #17 fediverse/1771 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── if you can't find them when you need them, then you don't have them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 messages/394 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── Just because I'm performing doesn't mean I'm pretending, or that I can help it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3911 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ capitalists want you to use their products. they prey on your humanity to get you to do so. They don't care if you want their products, they just demand that you use them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ |