=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 my family includes my friends. My family is smaller than my community, but it's still a useful category of people. Those you are close enough with to mutually seek to spend time together, compared to a community which is those who take care of each other, work together, and live through time with. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 messages/498 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── An important aspect to friendship is "loose" time together - like, at a party, you might interact with a dozen people, or you might spend it all with one special someone - but the time is "loose" you can do with it what you will. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #2 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/4470 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── to be "rich" is to have more than another. if you are happy, they are happiness poor. if you have community, they are alone. if you have serenity, they are chaotic. I am rich in very little but fire in my soul. I have enough in most cases, but I still struggle to pay rent. I am warmed by the pearl my swirling darkness has coalesced into. It nourishes me and keeps me aligned. Never forget your purpose and your truth. It will not abandon you, so long as you do so too. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/4819 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary-cursed │ └──────────────────────┘ thanks to the internet, people in suburbs are no less radical than people in the cities. often, just less experienced. less connected. greater distance between ties... which means that if one of them is found, it'll take a while before their relations can be dispatched. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/264 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── when my boyfriend visits, all of my dishes get dirty when my best friend visits, my scripts directory gets a few more kilobytes when my mom visits my pantry is a little bit fuller when my dad visits I can pick anything on the menu. the people in my life nourish me with their presence. when I visit, I pray their hearts are a little bit denser and their minds a little bit clearer. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/471 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── you, the viewer, exists in a context. and you, the other viewer, who exists in a contexts such as that which is comprised as the context of someone who lives in an apartment complex, exists in close proximity with other humans. Humans who might hear you if you spoke aloud, who might hear you if you exclaimed your words quite loud(ly), who might perceive you as another (like you and me) and could (perhaps) share something heartfelt between our own shared contexts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5621 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── it takes a short time for a person to get used to something, and quite a long time for a peoples. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #8 messages/1177 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── it's more than a community if only one person asks where you've been. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #9 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #10 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse_boost/5566 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ We have to figure out how to take care of each other and fight alongside one another which means we have to actually, like, listen to each other. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────╝─▶ --- #12 messages/887 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── To defeat community, all they have to do is get you to have more fun with their people until you start spending time away from the enmeshed people who know you. Honeypot style. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/2100 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── you're good enough your efforts are worth it you are valid you are loved trust yourself, be honest with others, and find reasons to be affectionate to others breathe in, breathe out, and remember: everybody poops. How absurd. How silly. Can you really take anyone seriously if you imagine them pooping? I know I can't. Maybe that's juvenile, but it works for me so ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/4540 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── most people in the world are dumb as a bag of bricks but that's okay, I still love them, and so should you. everyone I hang out with is sharp as a tack and I love them still, for I don't have a preference for blunt objects. some people don't feel emotions I think they're just depressed some people can't stop won't stop, I say. really as long as they follow their heart and sing a tune that is true I think they're alright. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/3569 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: pol-tential-economics │ └───────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 gotta start somewhere! and where better to start than here? someplace people are familiar with, because "here", while not shared equally or equidistantly, is still common enough knowledge that people can feel comfortable with some slight, yet incredibly impactful, alterations. ... though "comfort" in the short-term isn't always the most important thing. I do believe it can be useful sometimes. How are you going to get people to consent to something if they don't think it helps them, and how can you show them that it helps them if it makes them uncomfortable? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #16 messages/356 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── When good people die, when they drop out or leave the industry, they no longer have access to the levers of power that guide our collective fate. Meaning those who persist are those who covet power. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/1703 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── suburbs aren't boring because all the cool people live in cities, suburbs are boring because all the cool people don't know you. But look around, because they're there. if you can't find any, then YOU are the cool people, and you should find the slightly-less cool people and show them how to be cool. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/4600 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── they say the fediverse is at it's best when it's you and your collection of weirdos hanging out in a room together making toots and posting funnies then the reply guys ruined the fun. how do they keep finding??? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/1810 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── some people hear words like "datastructures" and "object-oriented programming" and think they're made up terms that don't mean anything important. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ |