=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: spirituality-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────┘ "uh, actually that part about atheists is wrong. They get inspired by things they believe in, which somehow is better. It's a form of self worship, the idea that you'd favor that which you care about. And somehow that makes it more meaningful, if less powerful." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/4047 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ "I heard she was a witch but I've never seen a hat..." "When you believe in god, you become inspired when you see or contribute to things that are aligned with what it's followers believe that god is "all about" - like if you're in ancient greece, and you worship ares, you're probably gonna get pretty pumped up if there's an invading army on your doorstep. Or if you're a christian and you see someone feeding the poor, or if you're a buddhist and you see someone sitting on a rock in tune with nature, that kind of thing. The thing is, these days so many people are atheist. And they never get that inspiration. And worst still, there are some people called witches who aren't pagan, and aren't from the various forms of witchery that we know. They claim to worship "life, the universe, and the totality of all things" which is nice and all but their moments of inspiration seem to come randomly, and nobody can quite predict what they'll do or say next when they're in that state." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #2 messages/464 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── "The supreme court has criminalized homelessness. I should become homeless." Is not a thought that in my twenties I would have thought I'd wrestle with in my thirties ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/4024 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── my cat doesn't know that my family is my family. She thinks they're just some other people who visit the house. but they're special to me, as all people are, and I think she takes notice. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/1518 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: strange-politics-scary │ └────────────────────────────┘ acceleration-ism is just "learning the truth faster than they do" tbh should be more like "learning things to show them" but eh whatever gets the job done ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/1712 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-246 I think you're right, I tend to examine things at their most extreme as practice in identifying my own weaknesses. ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/4074 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ "buying something" under capitalism just means that you get less of everything else in exchange for this particular thing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/2688 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── "you are better than fear. I know this for I have seen your soul, as it is the same shape as mine." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/108 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-95 I'm also fond of "I can't know", for things that exist beyond our finite existence. For example, the perspective of another, for all it's intrinsic value. Being too quick to trust, though, is an easy path to follow. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 messages/1356 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ "hubris and pride" yes and? I never challenge gods I can't outfox. And of those there are but a few. At the end, they always smile with me. Otherwise it'd be unjust to their noble spirit! And what of my noble spirit? I get a home and a bed and food and diapers. I do not ask for more, i only want to be recognized for my efforts. Stop telling me to get a job! As if I were idle. God. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #10 messages/483 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── "hey listen! Do this thing to hurt me! Build the infrastructure to do it so that you can use it on people who deserve it!" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2994 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cannabis-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ "do as I say, not as I do" because the philosophy I follow is too hard and you don't have to do so much (says the college drop-out (4 times I might add) who can't stop getting stoned and psycherwauling instead of applying herself toward something useful) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3261 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── did you know that almost everyone could technically become competitive with olympians? it's just a matter of single-minded focus and determination over lifetimes of time. they are the most admirable because of that, and we cherish their presence in our life-world-line. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/6315 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── "yay! now that the war is won, we can go back to being moderate!" not ideal. did you forget to be for something when you set yourself against your foe? (if my girlfriend reads this: I'm not referring to the conversation we had about that one thing, but I have been thinking) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #14 fediverse/663 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── The most extreme of a belief are those who are most predictable. See an example of an evil person? They're indicitave of a trend that reaches far beyond in increasingly minusculest of doses. a trend or preference given manifestation by the most extreme implementation - it works also for good and other stuff too. Like "hope" or "honor" or "[frankly there's a lot, it's a long list - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tYflj8Tuj8 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/3491 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ @user-620 "hey I have an idea let's poke a wounded animal with sharp teeth until it feels like it's backed into a corner because it's been spending the past couple years ruminating and telling itself that we want to kill it and it's children" it doesn't matter what the truth is - they believe what they want. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #16 messages/89 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── Consumption is contribution to a capitalist system. Normalize taking whatever you are given and living as humbly as you can. Only when everyone does that may capitalism die. Talk to them, learn from their stories. Teach them your ways but don't force anything upon them. Any ounce of regret is defined as a mind not aligned to the angle of perception that designs the line that the collective mind co-re-assigns. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/1308 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── "bro you haven't even read mein kampf" *sigh* okay what's it about "the nature of good and evil" [see this is why pride is a sin, it let's your allies down] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #18 fediverse_boost/4779 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════───────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ I genuinely wish all Nazis in this world either an epiphany of the truth or a bullet to the head. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ Either one is fine. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #19 fediverse/4855 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── "you should be acting like these people want to destroy you."me, to me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #20 messages/359 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── "God doesn't know he ate the universe, and we're doing everything we can to make sure it stays that way." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ |