=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-police-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ I'm too empathetic to watch them lose this badly. when I watch movies with cringe humor I have to leave the room whenever something bad happens to the characters. I get the same feeling when I read about politics these days. side note, but has anyone else gotten emails about "hiring plain-clothes police officers in Washington D.C, will offer relocation assistance and pay minimum 72k per year"? can't help but wonder if they're afraid of a bunch of sore losers storming the capital with guns. it's not like there's a precedent for that or anything. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/1339 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: vague-reference-to-politics │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ @user-521 I can't stand mean comedy. Or cringe comedy. It just, doesn't make sense to me? And I get physically upset when people are put in difficult situations that you're supposed to laugh at for some reason. Like my goodness what kind of values are they seeking to instill in their audience with this kind of propaganda amiright ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/549 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol-socialism │ └──────────────────────┘ ngl I kinda want to see what conservatives would riot over in a socialist system. Like "oh no we have healthcare! that sucks, so I'm going to burn down a police station" like bro what your basic needs are met and you're encouraged and enabled to pursue your passions and personal desires, are you still hung up on that old capitalist stuff? get a life my guy that's soOoOoOo 21st century of you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/1950 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── I honestly don't care if someone deadnames me, or calls me the wrong pronouns, or forgets to put me in the girl section, or asks me to sing baritone like... I don't give a shit, why are you so worried about all this vapid nonsense like yeah I get it, being disrespected sucks but like... why do you want the kind of respect that is a forced platitude we could all do with being a bit more radical, it's not a race and everyone's roles are important. Be yourself, and follow people you want to be like. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/1317 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ... if I don't do this deadline by tomorrow they'll kick me out of school. │ ║ again. │ ║ │ ║ how am I going to be a programmer without a degree? feels useless to be me. │ ║ wish I could code my own horoscope >.> │ ║ │ ║ o wait dummy that's called "motivation" and "the ability to follow through on │ ║ your ideas and planned machinations" - yeah can I get some of that, if you │ ║ please? surely just a taste of discipline, through laboring to alter │ ║ conditions, surely a bit would suffice. │ ║ │ ║ c'mon don't fail me now. I can do this. I know I can. I know because I've been │ ║ told that I can, now and again through time and time yet again, always I seem │ ║ to [stack overflow] │ ║ │ ║ what's time if not the present amiright │ ║ │ ║ ... │ ║ │ ║ anyway... │ ║ │ ║ it's just git, how hard could it be? it's just calculus, it's just java, it's │ ║ just... well, it's not any of those things, not really. it's memorization, │ ║ it's application of tools that you've been shown (not that you've grown). It's │ ║ a lack of responsibility, where is my honor? ah but I digress, I'm a carpenter │ ║ at heart I guess │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/169 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-95 one of the most empathetic people I ever met on VR chat was consoling me with their mic off while I was oversharing about some stupid things people did to me in the past. things that stupid me thought were okay and actively encouraged because I was stupid. anyway when their mic was off their body language spoke for them. I'll try that next time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/814 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ah that's weird, I don't usually cry. I wonder what's going on. I should │ ║ probably put myself on psychiatric drugs. Surely it's an expression of the │ ║ implementation of my impending doom. │ ║ │ ║ ... what are you even saying bro │ ║ │ ║ ... um, hang on feels like some of the circuitry is off. is something wrong in │ ║ my brain? yeah that's surely it, surely nothing I say would resoinate with │ ║ anyone that has a non-malfunctioning brain. Surely I don't speak of logical │ ║ failures in the hard founded truths of our asset [society I think? like, our │ ║ conditions, our institutions, our {gosh that just... does not translate}] um │ ║ right what was I saying │ ║ │ ║ oh yeah there's this game I'm really into called Knave, it's like D&D │ ║ except the rules are very fewer. Like there's onyl 11 pages in the rulebook │ ║ and it's mostly taken up by random roll tables. Like, everything boings down │ ║ to a few simple rules, like rock paper scissors, or go-fish, or something like │ ║ that with just afew mechanids. something timeless and pure, something that is │ ║ isolated and en │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/4098 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-ableism │ └────────────────────────────────┘ ngl I kinda hate it when people meme about donald trump being incontinent like, yeah, he pees his pants, so what? I DO TOO. Fucking sucks. Every time I read people saying nasty things about it I can't help but read them in my own voice, and that gives me plenty of ammunition to use against myself when I'm feeling down. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/2803 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol-mentioned-surveillance-state-the-news │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1201 I'm a wood fae! they're around, just gotta find 'em 🥰 (not really I'm just a person with no magical powers whatsoever, no siree don't look at mee tehe) people only have the context of their lives, as any historical precedent that once was passed forth to the present by their ancestors and mentors is now sharing space with the endless deluge of information from a small glass, plastic, and metal box that saps both their attention and the magnitude of anything they learn. "so what if the planets on fire? somehow this actor who had an affair with this other actor feels just as important. so what if there's fascism? I just heard that whales can't swim in the ocean. oh, the city's burning? that's not my burden, and plus it's just as important as these memes which don't make me want to scream." in the same way that some forest fae might have security through obscurity, they wield information density against us as a weapon to hide their sins of morality. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/1014 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-744 @user-246 it's exhausting, but what are we supposed to do? Lie down and rot? That's incel thinking. I'm not going to do that. They've already placed the last straw. It's only a matter of time now, the tide has shifted. You can't prepare for everything, and it's not a good idea to waste yourself in self-conflageration, but they are increasingly forcing us to orient our lives around them. They deserve what's coming. The oppressed are not the defeated. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/1280 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┐ ║ I'm like the opposite of a politician. I'm crude and filthy, apsolutely │ ║ reprehensible on main, kinda scary tbh? and overall just a strange and weird │ ║ person. Also I talk about cooking a lot, with a very plain diet (carrots and │ ║ rice and sticks and mud, because I'm an autistic) │ ║ │ ║ but ask anyone who knows me and I'm the kindest person. I am empathetic, I │ ║ think about others needs before thinking of my own. I am steadfast and │ ║ dedicated to solving the problem in front of our noses. At least, the ones we │ ║ share. │ ║ │ ║ People tell me I'm binary, that I'm "either 100% or zero percent" and I don't │ ║ really get that either. Isn't it a good thing to try your hardest? Isn't it │ ║ good to be improving and honest and ethical and driven and focused? │ ║ │ ║ I also talk about strange things a lot, like gravity and multidimensional │ ║ arrays and grand narratives and emotional kinesthesia or strategic plays in │ ║ Overwatch or how to bake a good cookie or ways we still mourn us. │ ║ │ ║ ... where was I going with this? Also part of me is distracted. Just who th │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/3981 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── "oh I'd never fall for capitalist propaganda" "do you mean marketing?" "yeah that" "they're not marketing to you, they're going for your kids. Trying to normalize things about culture." "like... what McDonalds tastes like?" "just like that" [like can you imagine if you tested attraction ratings on any other animal than humans] [it'd be so weird like "cats tend to like scratching posts" but then also "we have no idea what kind of scratching post is the best for their claws or the environment or the economy or our spirituality or our technology or artistry we only know which one cats like more" like bro who cares like obviously advertisements rot your brain, but like... why are you so pissed about that when the last election like, ever, is taking place in a month "yeah listen, when has an election ever seriously changed your quality of life? It's just showbiznez" "this time is different because [insert minority] is at risk." oh, right, it only matters when people are in harm's way, how silly ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3986 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── "oh I'd never fall for capitalist propaganda" "do you mean marketing?" "yeah that" "they're not marketing to you, they're going for your kids. Trying to normalize things about culture." "like... what McDonalds tastes like?" "just like that" [like can you imagine if you tested attraction ratings on any other animal than humans] [it'd be so weird like "cats tend to like scratching posts" but then also "we have no idea what kind of scratching post is the best for their claws or the environment or the economy or our spirituality or our technology or artistry we only know which one cats like more" like bro who cares like obviously advertisements rot your brain, but like... why are you so pissed about that when the last election like, ever, is taking place in a month "yeah listen, when has an election ever seriously changed your quality of life? It's just showbiznez" "this time is different because [insert minority] is at risk." oh, right, it only matters when people are in harm's way, how silly ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/5525 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── I have this unreasonable compulsion that I somehow internalized at a very young age. I am always seeking to understand and defend the weak, the despised, the forsaken so if you ever hear me say things like "yes but what about the non-bastard cops" just shake your head and go "oh Ritz, always trying to be the protector of the weak" I wish I could be the protector of the innocent or something like that. Protecting the weak means you never really do a good job of executing final decisive blows. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2347 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ I personally think that it's better to act before the liberals have a chance to hand power over to the fascists. when? well, that depends. Are you part of a large and massive organization that accomplishes great and beautiful things with incredible efficiency... but rather slowly? Then yeah get working. I'm sure you already are. Are you just a person, like me? Then go do things that don't raise the temperature too much, but make you feel more confident and inspire those around you. Like, bricks at cop cars is one way to go, but you're probably gonna get arrested. And then you're useless when we need you. BUT if you meet with your friends and make plans for where to go, what to bring, who to know, and what to sing (if you're the musical types) then great! Go do that. If you're reading this and thinking "I'm not gonna do that, I have a plan that's so much better" then yeah do that instead. I don't mind. Just... don't hurt innocent (ignorant) people, because if you do then you are my foe. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/1126 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: plurality question, boost appreciated but optional cannabis-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-841 CW: cannabis-mentioned for me my identities are sorta like masks that an actor would play while performing multiple characters in a scene. The actor still knows the totality of all the lines each character delivers, but they give a performance in a different voice and from a different perspective. like, "moods" a person might be in, or perhaps just frames of view. I don't talk to other plural system people, and the ones that I do talk to tend to have a more disassociated conception of identity politics than I do. Either I haven't met someone who was built like me or I'm just strange : ) that being said, I have a pretty bad memory. maybe it's related! or maybe it's the cannabis. oops better add a content warning. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/164 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: recreational slash medicinal drugs and neurodiversity musing │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-141 when I smoke cannabis it's like my ADHD symptoms drop to zero and my autism symptoms go from 50% to 100% I can't understand what other people are saying unless I ask for clarification, but I sure as shit know the shape of the universe and can fathom the chaotic ripples of causality and eternity. Too bad when I try and talk about it all that comes out is "desu desu" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/6093 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-mentioned-cops-mentioned-cursing-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ it's not always about minorities, though. sometimes they feel strongly about hard work and self-sufficiency or individuality or whatever. I'm telling you now: those values are shared by other ideologies as well. it's okay to prefer to be around people who are similar to you. That is a personal choice and it should be allowed. I mean, have you ever heard of a convent? a bunch of girls hanging out making out all day and - wait, what's that? it wasn't that fun? lotta clerical work and reading about god? alright well you get the idea, sometimes it's nice to feel comfort in similarity. it's okay to believe that people should work hard. It's not an imposition upon them to demand more of your peers, especially if you are willing to help them. Especially if they are willing and able. It's less alright to force them to. Even less so to "encourage" them by taking all of their stuff. Though I will say, being homeless isn't as bad as it used to be. Still hurts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #18 fediverse/3931 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-mentioned-DRM-media-piracy-pol │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ if people pirate media, it's more of an indication that they'd rather spend │ ║ their money elsewhere rather than an indictment of their character. │ ║ │ ║ torrenting movies is easy. Kinda makes me think all media should run on a │ ║ "tip" system where you pay for better service after receiving service. │ ║ │ ║ I mean, after all, that's how they justify underpaying restaurant workers, │ ║ isn't it? │ ║ │ ║ "if they want more money, they should work for it" │ ║ │ ║ yeah, so... maybe we need something more than Marvel, Disney. Maybe we need │ ║ more cool, small games from designers who believe in what they're doing. Maybe │ ║ copyright holders should demand a standardized cut, rather than exclusive │ ║ distribution rights. maybe maybe maybe. │ ║ │ ║ truth is nothing will be solved unless the problem is addressed at the root. │ ║ For every hole you patch in the boat, there's a guy walking around with a │ ║ hammer. │ ║ │ ║ Honestly... I don't believe there's any reason for someone to be a millionaire │ ║ except to compete on the "wealth" leaderboards. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴──────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/5730 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── part of being family with someone is being part of their lives. what if like... a whole group of people was your family? "workplace dynamics" yeah sure that'll generate love I'm not here to make moments. I'm trying to get through day-to-day. the rich, yet impoverished. the sensation, that feeling of betrayal, the moment when you realize some people just don't care about other people's troubles and trials. scary... I'm here to do my part, accomplish my duty, and help wherever I can. I'll agree to anything if you tell me the whole strategy and it aligns with my goals and designs. if you doubt those goals, I can surely help thee remember. everything is logically rooted in love, nothing's out of place or a mystery. everything I've thought of, everything I had the grace to write down, all of these things drift behind me like a placquard explaining my deeds and needs. "that was her idea" ok great now go and use it. this fall is fast ahead, looking forward to the scene-films. it's too hot inside of a bed ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #20 messages/1316 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── I don't go to protests because they're more like yelling hatred until you get slaughtered, instead of what I want to meet cute trans girls at which is signing up for a militia and hunting [redacted -> their sons and daughters] nobody knows each other on the internet. of course they're gonna vote for individual personal freedoms. What do you mean they voted for a pedophile acrobat? they don't even know each other! [the only reason you said acrobat is because it rhymed] ohhhh no it's supposed to be "autocrat" but they misheard ah right I see I see. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ |