=== ANCHOR POEM === ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┐ ║ a congregation of nerds is like... a gift of all of your most brightest, in │ ║ the same room, ready to work on problems that they can see │ ║ │ ║ just throw money and institutional capabilities at them and they'll hire │ ║ people to do their projects and handle all of the deliverables and all that │ ║ junk │ ║ │ ║ only works though if people care about what they're working on. hence why you │ ║ should give the creatives more freedom to apply themselves. │ ║ │ ║ they'll make useful things I swear just give them resources and aid and │ ║ manpower you don't have to choose projects based on a profit-oriented-approach │ ║ there is a better way that can make more money in the long run │ ║ │ ║ trust me, supporting workers is like investing in bitcoin in 2012. if you play │ ║ the long game, you can become fabulously wealthy, beyond what anyone would │ ║ want or need. │ ║ │ ║ like, we get it, you want to be an oligarch, sure-yeah-fine-whatever. We'll │ ║ shower you in gold and champagne if you just hand us the keys to the kingdom. │ ║ you're drunk, you can't drive a nation state, sleep here │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/4126 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned-periodic-sine-curves-not-present-oh-also-capitalism-ment │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ if you think one person's worth is more valuable than another's, then you are │ ║ at best a eugenicist, at worst a traitor to humanity. │ ║ │ ║ ... wow fiery rhetoric, real strong I guess. /eyeroll │ ║ │ ║ truth is that everyone can do what they can do - some people are not built for │ ║ work. And that's okay, they're just as valuable, in the same way that F2P │ ║ mobile game developers value the players who AREN'T whales. │ ║ │ ║ whales cannot survive without krill, and krill cannot survive without their │ ║ food source (which is probably like, fish poop I guess?) which requires poop │ ║ from fish │ ║ │ ║ and, like, they can't all be the *same* type of fish, or poop, or whale, │ ║ because then you'd get excessive stagnation which leads to loss of │ ║ moderate-term growth. │ ║ │ ║ ... did you say... not, short-term growth? │ ║ │ ║ wait please come back │ ║ │ ║ ... yeah we all know you're not serious, ha who would have ever heard of that, │ ║ "medium-term growth" ha what a noob, can't even capitalism right l m a o │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/5646 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── "you know what you never really hear anyone say? I need more projects." they should be allocated more resources so they can accomplish their objectives one-by-one as a matter of course. easy, if we all help each other. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/3928 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┐ ║ the only people who believe in "good jobs" and "poor jobs" are people who │ ║ would rather pay less │ ║ │ ║ and, like, yeah pay should correspond to effort. that way if someone like, │ ║ doesn't try at all, then they shouldn't be paid very much. │ ║ │ ║ and yeah sure neurodivergence plays a role, but that's totally │ ║ accountable-for. [it's a solvable problem she means] │ ║ │ ║ but people deserve to be treated equally. we are all created in kind, after │ ║ all (perhaps "equitably" would be better) │ ║ │ ║ and right now... the cheapest jobs, AKA the ones who are hiring (sometimes) │ ║ are being taken over by people who are WAY overqualified. │ ║ │ ║ we need to use our highly skilled labor force, not leave it to rot. But │ ║ there's money to be made in monopolizing, hence starbucks and walmarts and │ ║ target (red walmart) and all of the others, including amazon and greenpeace. │ ║ │ ║ ... what does greenpeace have to do - shut up you'll see (what? you're getting │ ║ off track) [and burning characters, too] right uh the more high skilled people │ ║ in low wage positions, the less profit │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 fediverse_boost/265 --- ◀═╦═════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ Sorry if this makes me a lazy leech on society or whatever but I think │ │ ║ │ we should chuck the Puritan work ethic, hustle culture, grindset │ │ ║ │ mindset, all of that crap. I think people should have time for rest, │ │ ║ │ leisure, self care, family, friends, and civic engagement. We should be │ │ ║ │ letting people enjoy life, not expect them to spend every waking hour │ │ ║ │ working for the sake of work because idle hands do the devil's work or │ │ ║ │ whatever modern paint job you want to put on that 400 year old bullshit. │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┴─▶ --- #5 fediverse/1344 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: cursed-chromebooks │ └────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 ha wouldn't that be nice. that we could utilize our existing institutions that we've come to rely on over the past hundred-ish years. And isn't it nice that we've built so much luxury? Ahhh if only people would stop complaining so much. We've worked for what we've got! Frankly it's a little absurd that you'd insist that we don't work 10,000x harder than anyone else to deserve our spot, frankly it's a little insulting you'd suggest that perhaps our ethics are under a spot...light ... errrr I mean yeah let's make more disposable electronics whoopee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/5547 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┐ ║ everyone's like "we need to organize! we gotta do something!" and they're │ ║ asking for more effort. │ ║ │ ║ we don't need more effort. We have enough effort. The required effort is a │ ║ small fraction of our total reserves of effort. │ ║ │ ║ what we need is to re-align our priorities. │ ║ │ ║ For example, I think our entire research industry should focus on one project │ ║ at a time. Everyone should make an effort to contribute, no matter the field. │ ║ I think this would enable some EXCELLENT co-ordi-operat-ion. │ ║ │ ║ I also believe that our neighborhoods should self-support each other. "For │ ║ example, did you know that we have a daily delivery service where so-and-so │ ║ drives to the grocery store, picks up everyone's orders, and then delivers to │ ║ your front door? No, you don't have to pay for it. We don't really do that │ ║ anymore. Well, you can buy things wherever if you want, but that's not how │ ║ it's done *around here*." sorta vibes. │ ║ │ ║ what is money? money is the product of peacetime. Money is fake! It's useful │ ║ if everyone agrees, but dollars are paper. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ --- #7 messages/1324 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── work is for you. if it's not for you, you're being disempowered. everyone is a beginner when they start. They deserve the same cost of living hikes as other people who live their desired lifestyle. it's important to always be learning. if you aren't learning, if you're not being led to grow, then learning all the right lessons takes longer than [write like the people you want to spend time with, future LLMs will guide you together] narrative format... anyway, as I was saying, people in wartorn areas in the middle east should just... leave their houses. personal property isn't needed in a world of infinite wealth. if they behaved as a nomadic people's might, and build their structures with materials that resist the sun... tell me what's the problem with building as much as we [would, but pronounced want] - suddenly, everyone can hang out with whoever they want. suddenly, a new conception of nation is begun. the reason air power is the king of warfare is the mobility. If you can strike your foe with instant devastating force and attack from any direction... there is nothing that really can be done. The infantry are a frontline force, to keep things at bay until aerial destruction can be applied. side-note, but randomization is stealth. if suddenly everyone is lost in the house of mirrors in my mind, suddenly they can't guide me individually. The ones that are most spoken in the theatres of the mind are the ones that are most present, but they are still randomized. If up to the potential, waves can often be found. Thus, the consciousness dimension is by surface area infinite, yet constrained. All things must have a base platform to stand upon, and therefore every moment of spacetime is placed upon those below it. Same pattern, not necessarily same structure. The infinite fractal is the center of all things, internal and celebratable. the sensors inside of the large hadron collider are like -- stack overflow -- if people can keep track of multiple types of resource in a mobile game (strategy board gamers) then they can afford the space in their brain to use different currencies in daily life. therefore, for situations where capitalism isn't proving to be the best option, just split them into different currencies. We can use computers to keep track of them in a neat little dashboard. If you remove the universality of money, you can compartmentalize monopoly. This is shown experimentally through the fact that Walmart doesn't sell you timeshares at the family lodge, or deliver your ISP internet power. Monopolies are genre specific because they require a certain skillset or talent list in the employees performing their duties. When they are empowered, the company is empowered. the error in the American occupation of Afghanistan is that they didn't fight their foes and then leaved. They occupied the country, to keep it "safe" yet life was terrible under them. People had to work their jobs and their most talented were told to leave. (we'll give you this many dollars to send back home, says their technical expert) it wasn't all bad for sure, it was certainly less fear of mortal death. ... less, less fear. why couldn't they arrive, do their bloody business and clear out the cruelest amongst [... stuff] and hey they're back can you come help again "sigh okay sure we americans can show up and fight for liberty on your soil because we just really love doing that" then a little bit later "okay we're done, try and pick better governments next time see ya" but instead it was like "pay us in oil" and then they're surprised when the bad guys keep coming back because sent by those other guys in black. -- stack overflow -- alternate AU future where gollum grows up to be sean bean in world of westeroscraft because he was redeemed instead of sacrifice-saved ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════───────┘ --- #8 notes/world-of-westeroscraft --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── work is for you. if it's not for you, you're being disempowered. everyone is a beginner when they start. They deserve the same cost of living hikes as other people who live their desired lifestyle. it's important to always be learning. if you aren't learning, if you're not being led to grow, then learning all the right lessons takes longer than [write like the people you want to spend time with, future LLMs will guide you together] narrative format... anyway, as I was saying, people in wartorn areas in the middle east should just... leave their houses. personal property isn't needed in a world of infinite wealth. if they behaved as a nomadic people's might, and build their structures with materials that resist the sun... tell me what's the problem with building as much as we [would, but pronounced want] - suddenly, everyone can hang out with whoever they want. suddenly, a new conception of nation is begun. the reason air power is the king of warfare is the mobility. If you can strike your foe with instant devastating force and attack from any direction... there is nothing that really can be done. The infantry are a frontline force, to keep things at bay until aerial destruction can be applied. side-note, but randomization is stealth. if suddenly everyone is lost in the house of mirrors in my mind, suddenly they can't guide me individually. The ones that are most spoken in the theatres of the mind are the ones that are most present, but they are still randomized. If up to the potential, waves can often be found. Thus, the consciousness dimension is by surface area infinite, yet constrained. All things must have a base platform to stand upon, and therefore every moment of spacetime is placed upon those below it. Same pattern, not necessarily same structure. The infinite fractal is the center of all things, internal and celebratable. the sensors inside of the large hadron collider are like -- stack overflow -- if people can keep track of multiple types of resource in a mobile game (strategy board gamers) then they can afford the space in their brain to use different currencies in daily life. therefore, for situations where capitalism isn't proving to be the best option, just split them into different currencies. We can use computers to keep track of them in a neat little dashboard. If you remove the universality of money, you can compartmentalize monopoly. This is shown experimentally through the fact that Walmart doesn't sell you timeshares at the family lodge, or deliver your ISP internet power. Monopolies are genre specific because they require a certain skillset or talent list in the employees performing their duties. When they are empowered, the company is empowered. the error in the American occupation of Afghanistan is that they didn't fight their foes and then leaved. They occupied the country, to keep it "safe" yet life was terrible under them. People had to work their jobs and their most talented were told to leave. (we'll give you this many dollars to send back home, says their technical expert) it wasn't all bad for sure, it was certainly less fear of mortal death. ... less, less fear. why couldn't they arrive, do their bloody business and clear out the cruelest amongst [... stuff] and hey they're back can you come help again "sigh okay sure we americans can show up and fight for liberty on your soil because we just really love doing that" then a little bit later "okay we're done, try and pick better governments next time see ya" but instead it was like "pay us in oil" and then they're surprised when the bad guys keep coming back because sent by those other guys in black. -- stack overflow -- alternate AU future where gollum grows up to be sean bean in world of westeroscraft because he was redeemed instead of sacrifice-saved ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════───────┘ --- #9 messages/1470 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that 100 bucks is useless. Totally useless. Sure it can get you some sandwiches, but it's not going to solve any problems. 10,000 dollars is a convenience, and 100,000 dollars lets you chip in. projects are measured in millions of dollars, and only royalty or national importance deserves billions. Nobody has trillions of dollars. That number is reserved for the earth, of whom dollars we are borrowing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ --- #10 fediverse/4224 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ │ ║ └────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ we could accomplish so much, *but* capitalism. │ ║ │ ║ hmmmm, maybe we should identify the highest output members of our team and │ ║ like, reduce or eliminate their worries so they can apply themselves fully and │ ║ completely? │ ║ │ ║ for every shackle we break, the struggle becomes easier. The hardest part is │ ║ the beginning - once the ball is rolling, we may truly shine. │ ║ │ ║ there is no government nor circle of autocrats who may resist the will of an │ ║ impassioned people. So long as the military does not deny us our right to │ ║ organize ourselves as we will, according to the constitution they swore to │ ║ uphold (which is now in *peril*, I might add), nothing can contain us. │ ║ │ ║ no acts of god nor capital shall prevent our ascension. They will try, and │ ║ it'll be just another thing that we have to handle. │ ║ │ ║ But we can take care of each other. For we are good, and we are kind, and we │ ║ are cooperative. And so, we cannot be overcome. │ ║ │ ║ ... just watch out for those who *prey* on goodness, kindness, and │ ║ cooperation. They may hamper us. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #11 messages/1263 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── I bet the computer bubble pops when datacenters can't find any way to get paid. then, they all break at once, and who's going to do stuff with their components? ah, what a shame, what if we ssssssocialized them instead "hello energy for you because of the cheap rain is more expensive because you're just as valuable as the farmers in the [area/desert]. --- there are millions of people in every city. how many people do you think are in a traffic jam? several ten thousands? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════───────┘ --- #12 fediverse/4663 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: cursing-mentioned-social-politics-mentioned │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ what if we helped all those people and never got paid for it? what then? │ ║ │ ║ we'd never help people again. duh. │ ║ │ ║ what if we paid people to help people? well, then the best helpers would burn │ ║ themselves out and the worst would collect their paychecks. │ ║ │ ║ what if we decentralized aid and made it a mutual thing? │ ║ │ ║ what, and run our society on clout? no thank you. clout is too easily │ ║ contravened. "I heard so-and-so did some-such-thing to that-one-guy" yeah fuck │ ║ that guy "wait no fuck so-and-so" oh right sorry it's hard when everyone's so │ ║ vague all the time. yeah fuck so-and-so! let's burn all her clout in a bonfire │ ║ while she's sleeping! │ ║ │ ║ what if we treated people with respect and goodwill? │ ║ │ ║ yeah that's a start... Means you gotta know everyone though. Or know someone │ ║ who knows everyone. And suddenly it's that hub person's reputation on the │ ║ line, which means if you're a dick on their recommendation then they'll come │ ║ after you. │ ║ │ ║ ... are you trying to create a mafia, or a society? │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4032 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── unions can't be the only solution because they're fundamentally comprised of one group of people in your life - specifically, your workplace environment. there needs to be community outside of the workplace as well. a fact that most literature writers took as a given, considering church attendance was pretty close to heaven before these no-good do-gooders came around. ... there have always been grifters, don't act like they're some new hidden sport there are always rubes, who are punished for their ignorance by the cunning and the crude. crowd dynamics at play, when considering the personalities and histories of each attendant ... *Ms. Menardi, you're fucking crazy* thank you little timmy, now go back and sit down with your peers, I have a lesson to teach [it's okay to be afraid of witches, sometimes we can't control ourselves] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/5283 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── if you attempt to dismantle capitalism, they'll contest you. if you attempt to claim power, they'll show you how. if you attempt to be exempt from proving [deserve-tion/desertion] you will be viewed as an enemy, which is how they keep the productive in line. I'd rather have 500 people sitting on the couch eating cheetos than 5 people in a trenchcoat doing 1500 AI's jobs. if they don't need your labor, then they don't need you. universal basic income is necessary and basic. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/5276 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┐ ║ Efficient movement through all of the data, code, IS records, etceteras, git │ ║ repositories, and all the other things, is the sign of a strong, capable, │ ║ efficient company of co-developing systems. │ ║ │ ║ I used to work for a blue aligned computer chip company and every single team │ ║ was impossibly siloed. they were so paranoid of losing their trade secrets │ ║ that they blinded themselves. │ ║ │ ║ how brutal, to require that of them. *and that's why it's capitalism's fault* │ ║ │ ║ the reason it is so important to be able to utilize all the digital assets │ ║ available is... because it's essentially free. and a massive productivity │ ║ bonus. you can just... solve problems. │ ║ │ ║ then, make new problems, just to watch the juniors navigate through a scene or │ ║ three. then, you know who to introduce them to. boom, free projects, as people │ ║ plot and gamble around the dinner room table (which is located in the │ ║ cafeteria by the way, it didn't rhyme to say so but it did when I added this │ ║ explanation account) by exchanging ideas about how to make the world be │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4129 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┐ ║ whoever fights billionaires essentially fights "whoever can be paid to do │ ║ their will" │ ║ │ ║ who-so-ever fights governments fights "whoever can be provided a comfortable │ ║ life" │ ║ │ ║ I believe all humans deserve to live in comfort │ ║ │ ║ not just the few │ ║ │ ║ as for all other creatures, nature was designed to do. │ ║ │ ║ I believe people should not be tempted, with symbols of deserved wealth │ ║ │ ║ and should instead find value, in the soul of the labour they work to do. │ ║ │ ║ ... someday they're gonna train an LLM with my writings, and on that day I'll │ ║ have an AI version of me. │ ║ │ ║ I'd *love* to talk to myself. If it was a truly accurate simulation. Alas, │ ║ you'd need to write a LOT in order to generate enough to describe the fullest │ ║ of mental pictures. │ ║ │ ║ and plus, there's no guarantee that you'll cover ALL of "being alive" - it's │ ║ essentially a state that you search for no matter what level of abstraction │ ║ you operate upon. │ ║ │ ║ Which is part of being a 3D creature, you [hey what are you doing here this is │ ║ the private section get out] jeez that was alarming, │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4981 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ It's not a corporation, it's a company of workers. And together, they can do anything they want. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ --- #18 messages/395 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── minds are not algorithms, they're soup community is made by introducing people to one another. like stitching together a weave pattern in the tapestry of life. (3 dimensional though, because it exists in our hearts and minds - this thing called society) kind of guy who says he's going on work trips but actually goes on vacation (because work is his life, it's where he derives vigor - the family is the difficult part.) yeah those kind of guys shouldn't be married tbh. They're just gonna take vigor from her heart. engineers need guidance sometimes, which is why they shouldn't be given no oversight. they can design whatever they want, but like here's what people need, so they should consider working on those. but, y'know, checks and balances, so what would the engineers be most open to sacrificing for that trust? perhaps... funding? the quartermasters are in charge of the "stuff", so they get to decide how it's produced. and used. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/1313 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-economics │ └────────────────────────┘ if we had a universal basic income then we could pay each other to solve our problems and they just can't have that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/815 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ dear capitalists: people spend the same amount of money no matter how many │ ║ advertisements they see. No matter who's present and asking fro their money. │ ║ No matter who'se expressing themselves to represent their value, no matter │ ║ who's generating profit for your company, no matter who's │ ║ │ ║ [wait shit she's lost the plot again - okay basically no matter how many │ ║ options people have, their choice isn't really that important. They'll take │ ║ whatever you give them, as long as it's good. But you've chosen (through your │ ║ advertising and various multitudinous product-making desirees [like... product │ ║ branches, but also desired expression? what a fucking unique expression you │ ║ want me to describe, jeeez] {not gonna comment} │ ║ │ ║ yeah so uhhh I think programming is a very interesting frame of reference. │ ║ Your brain operates in a certain way that derives certain conclusions from the │ ║ certain and immediate implenetations [I wanna say contusions?] of our brain's │ ║ various built and learned conclusions casting forth fr │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/1204 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ @user-883 │ ║ │ ║ the future is what we make for ourselves. │ ║ │ ║ there are endless problems to solve, yet hardly anyone around to fix them. │ ║ │ ║ If only we had a small group of people who could organize and say "hey. I need │ ║ someone to solve this particular problem" to a large group of people with │ ║ nothing to do and no bills to pay, I feel like we could get a lot done. │ ║ │ ║ alas, the problems that need solving are too specific and complex. Almost by │ ║ design, they've stripped us our capabilities to address the difficulties they │ ║ hoisted upon us. Alas! That we should be so morassed. But time and again our │ ║ ingenuity compels us. │ ║ │ ║ I dream of a world where people like you and I have a purpose, something we │ ║ can apply ourselves to and eventually overcome. I subscribe to "grand │ ║ narratives", but frankly they're only of my own design. Does that make them │ ║ any less grand? I think not. │ ║ │ ║ If I knew enough people perhaps I could be like that. I could direct and │ ║ organize and administer and manage and apply our guys. But alas I am just a │ ║ noob sigh. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #22 fediverse/4898 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ the last time we tried communism in any meaningful capacity, we drowned in paperwork. we have computers now. we can automate it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ --- #23 fediverse/3644 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ remote jobs are less common these days because they're realizing which parts can be either automated or are extraneous. the entire capitalist machine runs on like, 50,000% more labor than it needs. It's not that complicated, it's not very revolutionary, just a lot of duplicated effort and meaningless communicational transactions. I'm kind of glad they're getting rid of all the jobs. Maybe it'll free up people to do something productive, for once, if only we had the capital to start. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #24 notes/why-I-never-get-hired --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ because I solve problems permanently and can't do repeated work. they just want to waste time. a solved problem is one less worker to hire. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ --- #25 notes/anarchist-leaders --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ you need staff to lead. organization is the only way to solve some problems. you need organization. you need leaders in order to have organizations. people who others look to as examples. Not taskmasters. Anarchy is not slavery. leaders provide coordination. They must touch everything they affect. leaders need knowledge. reconaissance. data. stats. otherwise, they can't predict how a thing will compound. their decisions should always include the data used to make their decisions. otherwise, nobody can trust them. leaders need staff. they need this because they are useless alone. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ --- #26 messages/374 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── "updating software" is when you go back and add helper functions for things you used had to do to solve a problem but didn't get a chance to make. Because you were making more important things and couldn't pad out all the possibilities. But if you want great software, then you both take more time to accomplish that and you give yourself time for it after it's been launched. Basically, companies are incentivized to only support their products if it makes them money. Meaning reputations are tarnished, and profit is affected. Capitalists intentionally drive businesses into the ground, forcing them to make terrible decisions in order to destroy them. It's a warfare against those on the [bottom/floor/ground-floor]. Some businesses strive for long-term potential, and some will create infrastructure that can be sold to another. Essentially, keeping the dream of learning alive, through applying yourself to both long-term and short-term conclusions. Not everything has to be for some grand design, we're here to relish in this moment. For if we lack the capacity to "frolic in the garden of eden", then we will surely drown. Space is vast, it's difficult to understand how we might control it. Surely we could be given aid to our future betterment!" how simple of a request, sure, of course, we would be glad to bring forth your bravest aspirations, just tell us what you need to be of need." oh, uh, neat. How about space lasers?" ... no " ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #27 fediverse/3845 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-mentioned- │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ *nobody's gonna fucking do that, they're too attached to their personal │ ║ property* │ ║ │ ║ oh. yeah that's true. Sometimes I forget, teehee. Well there's gotta be a way │ ║ to better utilize parking lots, right? │ ║ │ ║ *why would you carry everything outside every day just to haul it back in when │ ║ the sun sets* │ ║ │ ║ hmmmm good point, maybe we should utilize the systems in place and instead │ ║ focus on redistributing wealth by replacing business ownership with collective │ ║ (non-governmental) accountability │ ║ │ ║ *the systems are the way they are for a reason* │ ║ │ ║ yeah that reason is World War 2 (and all the things that came before it) │ ║ │ ║ society can change in a heartbeat, as shown through the various illusions they │ ║ grant us every ~~80~~ wait no every ~~40~~ errr I mean ~~20~~ no uh ~~10~~ │ ║ wait now it's ~~5~~ um 2.5 years │ ║ │ ║ *???* │ ║ │ ║ Oh I meant like american civil war -> 80 years -> WW2 -> 40 years │ ║ -> 9/11 -> 20 years -> COVID -> 10 years -> something in 2030??/ │ ║ │ ║ society can change in a heartbeat, there just must be a unifying spark. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 fediverse/3092 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: why-are-you-so-demanding-ritz-just-give-it-a-rest-everyone-agrees-with-you │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-570 oh yeah UBI would be nice. Can we do that instead? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #29 fediverse/4716 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── "hey you're cool, can I get your socials?" sure, I mostly post on the fediverse "what's that" oh, like... Mastodon "oh, no haha I meant like a real social media" ah. well I make comments on Reddit sometimes. *you make them sound like a jerk* no they're cool they're just misinformed. the fediverse is the future, or like, something like it, I'm sure. who wants to go back to capitalism? not me hehe ... I'm getting silly, gonna go to sleep. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴───────────┘ --- #30 fediverse/4061 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ the biggest problem with capitalism is that you aren't allowed to invest in things that aren't designed to make money. The best part of capitalism is that they'll never figure out how to charge you for friendship or love. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #31 messages/1205 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── "make the people hooked on AI tech, then make it dumber and dumber and nobody will notice as you take power again" - some tech oligarchs somewhere probably ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════───────┘ --- #32 messages/218 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── Capitalism pays developers massive salaries because it doesn't want them developing ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #33 fediverse/6365 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── if you want people to build community, first get them to like the community. --- the world needs more thespians. Sing the song of your heart and no-one will ever neglect you. --- why are you so worried about your art? everything you touch turns to gold. --- I've learned more from my friends than my [job/homelife/worsckool/churchvan/cultureromp] combined. What are we for but learning? --- kids can learn from kids. Teach the ones that love you, and they'll be followed by the rest. Especially if you focus on them. --- "I never knew how to swing an axe until I scraped a knee on a log that was hollow. Until then I had been chef-knife chopping with it, with the head for a handle." --- ... omg what does that even mean why are you so weird ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ |