=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Thoughts// anarchist //whatever │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1298 My understanding is that you essentially want to defang power such that it cannot harm innocent people? That's... not such an easy task. If I had an answer that could fit within a twitter post like this one then I would give it to you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2466 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── do as I say, and as I do. or don't, do as you want to. I hope you do want to do what I say to do. I wouldn't say it if I didn't think it was right. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/5039 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ leftists be like "what if everyone was fed" and the response is "ah but what if they gave us some of their stuff first" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/5496 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: weirdness-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────┘ "why bother disadvantaged and vulnerable people when you could just grow your own?" - motivations of a capitalist-in-regard empowerment requires strength. do you force people to unbecome the victim? how are your traps mentally prepared? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/6350 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: suicide-mentioned-this-curse-will-give-you-nightmares-of-what-could-yet-be │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ the only thing that could make me want to end my own existence is ultimate betrayal. If the nature of the universe is twisted to defile me. Nothing fills me with more spite than unrequited vengeance. desecreation of truth. How could you. I would do anything to be struck down where I stand. Power is penance. I cannot take responsibility for any of my actions, for I am infinitely vulnerable on all fronts. Therefore, it's all my fault. What am I? Please, tell me before the dawn, let the sun not grace me once more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #5 fediverse/1438 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: suicide-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ if you're gonna kill yourself anyway, might as well throw yourself at a cause you believe in. Ideally the kind that requires repeated attendance and lots of opportunities to make friends or forge communal bonds with people who can help you. honestly, what do you have to lose? sure it's hard, but nothing worth doing is easy. If it were, someone else would have done it already. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 messages/1002 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── In revolutionary Cascadia, you don't have to do anything different. Until you decide you want to. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #7 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/1416 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-979 @user-980 they do it for power. power corrupts, and these profane desires they possess are the definition of evil. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 messages/1238 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── The concept of Jesus is basically "what if God were real and knew as much as a human" You can do that at home. I want to feel useful. Better that you're renowned. What was all the setup then? The hands of justice adjustin'. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #10 fediverse/4811 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 georgism is pretty similar to liberalism if I understand it correctly. I think it could be a neat simple way to say "hey what if we taxed landlords" and that's good enough for a start. by no means is it the desired end-state, though. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #11 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5397 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── this is why I strive to get people to move. get ready. for what? who can say. but the more power to you, the greater our potential as we thrive. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #13 messages/161 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── You only think that because it was contrasted with the Soviet union, which didn't exert power in that way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2824 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-576 the value proposition of a political party is just as you described - we ask for shit, they tell us who can get it done. AND YET. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/3938 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1265 you'd pull a child to the sidewalk if they were in danger, wouldn't you? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/3462 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-minus │ └─────────────────────────┘ "why didn't you say anything? why didn't you ask for help?" because then you might have done something about it, and don't you know I deserve to decay? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/1346 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ what if we said that each square meter on the planet gets the same proportion of nuclear weapon usage? if your country is big enough to qualify, they can launch 1 or more nuclear weapon at whoever they please, and the launch systems have to be designed such that anyone anywhere can order them to launch. ... okay that also feels like a big problem. hmmmm. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #18 fediverse/4188 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I think too fast. If given unlimited power, I'd literally think myself into catastrophe because I need to explore all the possible alternatives. Including the catastrophe ones. But by thinking something, you manifest it - because you have unlimited power, right? EVERYTHING you do is powerful. There's no way to control that! So it cannot be, for it has not been. And surely, surely, shall not either. Surely, right? ... good news is you can undo it just as easily, all you have to do is forget what you were doing and go back to your neutral state. Sure would be neat if some kind of machination or parasite could hit your reset switch every couple hours when you started to think too hard. Maybe like... a little octopus living under your witch hat. Super chibi and cute - it'd like, tap on your head to go one way or the other, and in conversations it'd pull your hair if you were being a jerk. Stuff like that. ... what was I saying? Oh yes -> don't give anyone unlimited power like a god-emperor or king, trust me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/2923 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1268 @user-1165 it's only as easy as we make it. do you know of any militias in your area that could resist a crackdown like the kind you're describing? if not, then our existence depends on the laws of our society. Thank goodness. But... laws can change. So organization is what matters. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3768 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: implied-yelling-about-autism │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ you know something that would ACTUALLY help autistic people? if we gave shopping carts actual tires instead of the hard plastic wheels they have. The NOISE is DEAFENING and CACOPHANOUS ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ |