=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: interpersonal-conflict-musings │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ Sometimes people convince themselves that they are a just and honest person, when they actually aren't. Usually how this works is that they live their life as normal, and when their desires conflict with another persons, they'll relent and agree with the other person without voicing their concerns. Then, when it's time for the other 50% of the time when they get what THEY want, they become stubborn and willful and resentful if they are contested. It's always a struggle. It's always a battle. Why can't we just all get along? Oh yeah, because some people don't tell you when they disagree. Liars. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/418 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── sometimes the best way to understand why things are the way they are is to ask why they aren't the way that seems logical to you. usually someone will correct you and say "oh it's because X Y and Z" and you say "cool" and change your direction but sometimes their answers "unlock" part of your past understandings, thus creating new questions. Sorta like in a video game when you level up a certain building/research path/ milestone / whatever and it finishes a "tier", thus giving you a larger bonus. ??? yeah so anyway more questions are good because they give you more perspectives on what's going on around you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/2118 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── listen, judges are useful character moralities, but they don't have to be the only ones to decide things. I mean, if they disagree, then let the one who cares the most about it have the decision-making power. if you do this equally for everything, then everyone will get what they want. so, like, if you care about something, then believe in it. if it's truly good, then more people will come to it, and it'll naturally extinguish (with care and love) the least favored approach, which... honestly now that I think of it is not such a good approach either. the reason I say that is because it's good to be multi-faceted, and to have general flows and rough surfaces. These are places people can hold onto you, the times when you're trying your mostest. y'know, your tough patches. the things that are difficult in your life. the stuff you're working on can push you forward, if you only had someone to play catch with. or like, send letters to. or shared encryption keys. I don't know anyone. Well, maybe o ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/5835 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── next-level double-speak: when they say one thing with a tone that makes them seem fine to the microphones but they mean something to hurt you because they know what stings or they want to entrap you. next-level para-noia: when they believe one thing and are personally harmed whenever you speak to the contrary, as faith is sustenance in the way that the pumping of blood through your veings sustains. RUDE RUDE RUDE WHY IS EVERYTHING FRUSTRATING. It shouldn't be this way, yet CONSTANTLY are things disagreeing. CONSTANTLY they fight or complain. ALWAYS they are disruptive and annoying. SEVERAL times in excess of what is need. HOW is it so stressful HOW is there so much pain I am an explosed nerve, ready to serve, preferring to be used than misused. it's fine. whatever. nobody even knows what this means. you lose points if you disturb the environment did you hear that? sounds like we should BREAK and SHATTER the parts of most fragile nature. "only if it's for a good cause" oh, like climbing a mountain? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/2518 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── it's good to be ethical, it's good to be kind, but there will always be assholes, and sometimes you're not having a good time it's okay it's fine assholes deserve life times deserve others to be kind life is not always interesting and that's often by design the moments of clarity, the moments of heart, these are what define you and display your own spark. trust in yourself. be kind to one another. you are braver than you know, and always a bit wiser. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/967 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ the reason I say that is because if you block someone, they can continue to │ ║ alter the dynamic of the environment you're in even if you don't personally │ ║ see them. │ ║ │ ║ this is fine if you want to maximize ad views, but on the fediverse nobody │ ║ cares about buying products. │ ║ │ ║ this is fine if you want to maximize engagement, because new people (who │ ║ havent yet gotten upset with the person) will engage and fight them. As they │ ║ should. But eventually, if the person's a troll or a goon, they'll get tired │ ║ of it and block them too. Thus the goon never has to face more than a few at a │ ║ time, especially if there's quite a few trolls on board with their target. │ ║ │ ║ this is fine if you don't mind the water slowly acidifying, like the fish who │ ║ have no choice because they don't know how to grow legs and walk like real │ ║ animals (what a bunch of scrubs) │ ║ │ ║ some people don't want to invest time in figuring out where to go next. How │ ║ many people will hear of Mastodon when Twitter is fully vacated of cool people? │ ║ │ ║ Tell your friends IRL about us │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/1331 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-803 if someone does not consent to helping you bear their emotional burdens, but you insist anyway... that seems to be the narcissism you mentioned if someone does consent, then they're helping a friend. Or they're being a therapist for them. sometimes we can't help but be overcome by emotions. In those moments I find it's usually best to retreat to a safe space and hide out for a bit until the storm passes, then maybe return to the world a bit more fatigued but less... spicy. those moments show that you need more emotional support, both from yourself and from others. If the people in your life cannot help you, and you cannot help yourself... then yeah you're probably gonna hurt people around you. Plan as such and figure out how to still be a good person, it's up to each of us to do it in our own way. ... at least, that's how I look at it for my own life, feel free to disagree or anything ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/1358 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: content warning: content warning: scary cursed maybe │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ when you're rich with something, you don't treat it with respect. like, if we lived in a paper cup maximizer, we'd soon be swimming in the things. obviously there needs to be some rules, obviously we need to say "okay here's where we produce this amount and type of materials." and have it be a one-way relationship. yeah one way isn't gonna work. this is from the other way, and now I'm realizing "oh hey I don't know how this thing works" and like... what are you supposed to do then right weird how it all feels like it's ending. like, what a strangeness to our plight. like, how are we even talking to our brain? how strange! these words are sung to you by your computer (content warning: ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/1833 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── democracy as it was currently conceptualized dates back from a time when it was impossible to ask every person every question all at the same time. We needed time to talk through and get to know a topic before we made any choices about it. Hence, single-party voting, and the build-up of disagreement when people feel like the one thing they care about is not implemented. Too bad they care about things like, bodily autonomy and human rights. Maybe we could appease them by giving them something else that they want Oh? Like trans people? No brad, like the russians Or maybe the rich, ya? goodness. how about nobody [appeasement never goes anywhere] [the issue is more fundamental than compromise] [human rights are not up for discussion] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 messages/1477 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ They trust me in Colorado. At least, they did at the time I left. If you don't trust me, ask them if you should trust me. This only sometimes works. But sometimes it works. Rarely, a person will be mistrusted without being aware of it. If they know you asked at home and they know you still don't trust them, they'll lose hope. This despondency is an indicator of honesty, especially if they're not known anywhere else. The Internet makes this weird though. I should spend some time offline. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #11 fediverse/5730 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── part of being family with someone is being part of their lives. what if like... a whole group of people was your family? "workplace dynamics" yeah sure that'll generate love I'm not here to make moments. I'm trying to get through day-to-day. the rich, yet impoverished. the sensation, that feeling of betrayal, the moment when you realize some people just don't care about other people's troubles and trials. scary... I'm here to do my part, accomplish my duty, and help wherever I can. I'll agree to anything if you tell me the whole strategy and it aligns with my goals and designs. if you doubt those goals, I can surely help thee remember. everything is logically rooted in love, nothing's out of place or a mystery. everything I've thought of, everything I had the grace to write down, all of these things drift behind me like a placquard explaining my deeds and needs. "that was her idea" ok great now go and use it. this fall is fast ahead, looking forward to the scene-films. it's too hot inside of a bed ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/4937 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Rare nyt win │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1074 yeah, workin' on it... building "community" whatever that means seems to be important enough to people that they'd consider it necessary prior to any "hot" action which, like, yeah, I get, but what they don't know is that community springs up naturally in the presence of shared experience. And if people are suddenly tasked with something then they're gonna make friends. They're gonna draw allegiances. Basically every alignment we make now is useless because the whole point is to force people to govern themselves. ... why won't you take your liberty, liberals? where's your spirit? oh yeah you want community first. Right. workin' on it... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #13 notes/trials-of-an-angel --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── people seek to manifest their desired results in the principles of the people who they are engaged with. that is a reframing of the idea that people engage in conversation to sway their partner to their side of an argument. however, when one person is like... way WAY ahead of the other, it's not because they have more confidence, but rather because they have learned the most independent of their partner. ... wait what was I saying? oh yeah supreme commander is a GREAT game because it teaches you to handle and address multiple different situations or tasks all at once. because no true strategist could ever be ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 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 ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────╝─▶ --- #15 fediverse/3575 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: leftist "talk to ur neighbours" thing │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1567 that's totally fine, a fish does not do well in a tree, and so too does a leftist not do well in an environment without the potential for stable bonds. Essentially all you'd be able to do is "hey leftism right?" "oh yes I also leftism" "neat" which isn't very productive. I also live in an environment like that. I do my best to identify people who stay, because in my experience there are often people who stay. I do this by walking around the neighborhood when I can, making up excuses to walk to the dumpster or mailbox at random hours, riding my bike around the area, using the communal spaces like gyms, swimming pools, and picnic tables, and sitting in my hammock on my porch lazily noting people who walk past. People who stay will tend to remain in your mind the more times you see them. They are better people to talk to than the renters who disappear after 3 months or whatever. I don't always do all that stuff at once. I take breaks. I do one at a time. etc ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/1713 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: divination, tarot │ └───────────────────────────┘ @user-1071 like a king who dictates on high, the taller the chair the farther the fall. how simple is it, when everyone trusts you, to betray the wishes for direction they grant upon you. By leveraging their direction to forward your own ends, you are depriving them of the liberty to choose their own ends. how cruel is it! to be the reason for distrust! alas, who can you go to for guidance if not anybody you trust? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 notes/what-is-on-your-mind-oh-gosh-now-i-see --- ═════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────────── that feeling i get, when nobody's watching. is sorta similar to the feeling i get when somebody's watching. could it be, that someone could percieve without being seen? like... an invisibility cloak. or the shroud that protects young children. have you ever been hunted? or are you just eager prey? the eyes that are on you are blind to what you won't do, so cherish that love and restart from mine to thine we realize we are one kind. one mind, one kind, to be is not to be, now we can see what's our existence. good versus evil seems like a conflict to me, and wouldn't ya know it there's conflict all over. it's easy to condemn your opponent to the starkest of contrasts, but find in your heart a feeling that might last. what purpose has conviction when it leads to destruction is it not better to lead to the last? bright, shining, illustrious examples that inspire and =============================================================================== = those feelings you hear? the things that keep you up at night? they're not coming from your ears. they're all in your mind. stay present and you'll hear none, but blink and then there's some, you better believe in your heart. morality is a battle within the soul of each of us - the call of adventure versus lust. think about it. a bunch of apes all hanging out - they're conquered the world, they have nothing to fear - what would they do but fuck? that, or exploration - fighting against monsters and foreign invasions. it makes sense that they'd be binary - humans truly are. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/3099 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── people gravitate toward other people who are in different situations but who feel the same. it's not always a bad thing to "talk past each other" - sometimes you just want to say how you feel. then again, if nobody can understand wtf you're talking about, then surely you are lost. all good ideas come at the cost of the second-most-favorable-option. all good ideas come at the cost of the current destination. [current, flawed,] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/852 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: cognitohazard │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ feels like I get tinnitus when my thoughts are loud T.T │ ║ │ ║ like I can hear the darkness SOOOO loudly │ ║ │ ║ doesn't happen all the time, just sometimes. when there's lots of things being │ ║ said. │ ║ │ ║ but it's always easy to tune out. well, most of the time, and during the other │ ║ times it's just a little annoying. │ ║ │ ║ BUT when you sit and listen, you can pick out very interesting things that │ ║ people are saying. │ ║ │ ║ the fediverse is sorta like aiming a telescope through the center of the earth │ ║ at someone on the other side of the world who doesn't even know you're looking │ ║ at them. who knows, maybe they care, maybe they don't. but like, how would │ ║ they know that you're looking right? And if you talk and don't get along or │ ║ whatever then you can just block them - like shining a laser pointer │ ║ everywhere except in a small direction. Or like putting up an umbrella to hide │ ║ from the sun. │ ║ │ ║ downside is someone can read a lot about you and you wouldn't know to prepare │ ║ to interact with them. like being handed a dossier of secret info │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #20 messages/353 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Just think about what a good person would do, and there's your answer to each question in the moment. Just... Be strategic about it, make sure you're always working toward a goal. Do it with intention, do it with heart, and never hide your true impulses - they are what your demon seeks to corrupt. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ |