=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1209 it gives a false sense of security for one thing, and it prevents you from adding onto it to explain more. I'd much rather post a clarification, apology, or updated statement attached to the main post than allow others to dictate the conversation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2489 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ in peacetime, one may live as they define. they can be kooky and precious and beautiful and kind. sometimes, though, that opportunity is taken away, and suddenly life fades from view and all you are left with is perfect clarity. I'd like to clarify why I feel the way I do about the situation at hand. there are three reasons, so I think I'll put them in five posts, including this one. [1/5] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/5707 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── oops, forgot to post some things. here they are out of order. [things I almost posted that I posted after almost posting] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/1906 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── I like Mastodon because it feels like I'm contributing to something larger than myself even though like, 30 people read each of my posts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/1721 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── I'd like to apologize to everyone I've ever interacted with in the past. It was unfair of me to interact with you, and I will do my best to not hurt you again in that way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/533 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: CW-added-nazis-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ @user-366 @user-367 @user-246 @user-353 darn, that's good to know. I guess I could make multiple posts but I don't want to spam people - Mastodon tends to notify people whenever you do ANYTHING which I worry is bothersome. Hence the attempts to compress longer thoughts into smaller spaces... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/1889 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-1091 I'm sorry I didn't mean to be upsetting! I'll try and be more considerate. If everyone agrees there's never anything to talk about besides how great everyone else is, and that's boring, so... I'm sorry I thought you liked what I was saying from the stars on my comments. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/4427 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── @user-246 I am the infohazard but I have that "automatically expand CW" post marked off. I like to click them each time, and with CWs it makes it easier to scroll back a couple months to find what you're looking for. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/363 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Kinda lewd; half-joking; playful │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-258 most people are scared to respond to others because they think what they're saying is posted on some public, immutable record of their existence. Meanwhile I revel in that circumstance by posting about whatever I want to talk about. I tend to assume that most people do the same, so when I saw your post I assumed you wanted to talk about hydration, hence the in-depth nature of my replies _^ plus I thought your joke was funny and it made me laugh out loud ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/1687 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-898 the problem as I see it is that whether building houses gets automated or not, they're going to keep building fewer and fewer of them and making them cost more and more with cheaper and cheaper materials and labor until something breaks. I personally would prefer if that something were their necks, but we'll see what happens. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/6209 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── okay just to clarify: if anyone is recording me or storing data about me, I would really prefer if you didn't delete it just because I realized it was happening. I like data! It's cool to know such things! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #11 fediverse/943 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-646 babbling, yes, but that's just how I do. sorry to bother you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/459 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── You know, you can always ask me what the fuck I'm talking about. I am more than willing to share, and I don't mind taking a moment or three to explain. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/537 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-366 @user-367 @user-246 @user-353 Ah yes, wouldn't it be nice if everyone spoke their mind? I'm doing my part d=(^_^)z Thank you for adding context to what I posted. I now know better how and where to use it, if I ever do again. We shall see, I haven't yet read the examinations of the author you sent me. I'll do that before I think about the post again. Those 6 tabs I mentioned last night have now become 4, and soon I'll get through all of them - reading is a joy to me ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/3434 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-minus │ └─────────────────────────┘ me: "I don't care what anyone thinks as long as I'm a force for good" also me: "if anyone doesn't like me ever I'll throw myself off a bridge" also me: "hey watch this" dissolves into a puddle of acid also me: "the most important thing is to be good and learn lessons" what lessons are you learning from this post? "um. that I shouldn't?" ... shouldn't learn? "no, shouldn't post" -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/947 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality │ └──────────────────────┘ if heaven and hell are evenly distributed, I'd much prefer to find myself in hell, as it'd mean another got my place in heaven. why yes, I would die for a stranger, why do you ask? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/2870 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── replying to a post here is weird because it's kinda like... graffiti of their ideas onto yours. or like, the space right next to yours. on reddit, the post is just the topic, and the discussion is what matters. here, the post is what matters, and discussion is more like Q&A or complicated "like" buttons to extend the impression of the original. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/6154 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── it's fine I'm fine don't worry about it idk why I posted that ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #19 bluesky#38 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── thank you for the dog posts they keep me friendly thank you for the cat posts they keep me sane ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #20 fediverse/132 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── and though I am perfect, I'm better than none of you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ |