=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ the past was so fuckin' cool. hence, nostalgia. the past fuckin' sucked. hence, progress. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/1202 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: deranged, murderous │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-882 true, and that was somehow seen as progressive ? ? ? The past was wild ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 messages/180 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── The worst thing about the past is: A. How much it sucked B. How it's not here anymore ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/1214 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: death-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ some day, the past will exist only in the media made in that era and the threads that it left in that which came later. for now, it still persists in our memories. But we shall die, and with us our recollections. How sad, that the eras before us shall depart upon our graves. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/141 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-135 if you're cringing at past behavior, then you've learned and grown enough to see the mistakes of the past in sharp contrast to your temperament in the present. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 messages/1005 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── The past slips through our fingers like grains of sand while the dead grandparents continue to die. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/4086 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I miss a time that never existed, anyone else? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #7 messages/552 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── There is no past, only history There is no future, only planning Today is everywhere all the time. Nothing changes the fact that we all sleep at once. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #8 messages/545 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── The worst part about being sober is knowing that nobody misses your old self but you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/3150 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ I fucking hate how games give dopamine they're so much more educational than that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #10 messages/116 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── If your surroundings changed overnight, how much of the past would you remember? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/198 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-171 they were part of our narrative growing up. or they fill some need that was forever unfulfilled. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/641 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── something something "those who study history are doomed to watch others repeat it" or something like that ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/5933 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── @user-217 the darkness how resplendent would be incomplete without that present ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/3829 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: drugs-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ the worst part about being sober is knowing that nobody misses your old self but you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/6178 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ ... wait, shit I forgot I was about to go do a thing, ttyl ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #16 messages/290 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── The problem with the past is it exists only in our Write Only Memory. Once you remember it, you only remember the last time you remembered it. Ah, if only our records were immutable! Surely that wouldn't bring about its own challenges. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/183 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food │ └──────────────────────┘ ugh. eating? again? didn't we fix this problem yesterday? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/112 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── I live through the moments where I find a folder of stuff I made that I forgot about and I can go back and see it for the first time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/4480 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── what, you're telling me you don't constantly have the voices of the past whispering words into your ear like "FACE THEM" or whatever? Huh must suck to be you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3655 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── born to write xlock screensavers cursed to shitpost ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ |