=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── I believe most highly motivated people have a good community working towards the same goals. A community can multiply your motivation while people working alone run out of steam easily. https://alanwu.xyz/posts/community/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 messages/1177 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── it's more than a community if only one person asks where you've been. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #2 messages/1006 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── I believe you can only have community with people you live with, or work with. If you don't live with them, or work with them, then what do you share? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/1738 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: mh-, embarrassing │ └───────────────────────────┘ @user-889 perhaps you need a community, rather than a friend? just a guess ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 messages/1176 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── it's not a community if nobody would ask where you've been. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #5 fediverse/1032 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-753 the more people we have thinking about what to do next, the more perspectives we can have on the problem. Sometimes really difficult or important things (like how to get to the next stages of political liberation) can benefit from a multitude of voices, but once consistency is achieved they can apply themselves with a single voice. community is how we communicate. Communication is good, I think. Can't help but wonder if we're all here because we share an interest in open-source-so-actually-usable communication methods. community isn't everything, but it's something, and everything's useful. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/4817 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/3525 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1268 so true. I try to focus on uplifting the least privileged and highlighting the cruelty inherent in having privilege over others while safeguarding the things we all cherish as "communal privilege" like... running water, computers, and culture. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse_boost/5523 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ if communist revolution means the self-organization of the worldwide working class, then the goal of communism means the self-organization of the worldwide human species. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────╝─▶ --- #9 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/4025 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── the "village idiot" doesn't need to lack smarts, so long as everyone else is in on it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2594 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-fascism-sexual-assault-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ One takeaway I learned is that it is vital that we have strong community bonds. Not just a healthy community where you can walk outside and see friendly faces, but you have to know people. Whether that's achieved through some kind of revolutionary vanguard party or whatever, or just... being together and learning and growing to sing one lifetime of song, either way we need each other. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/4441 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── trust that your allies are working. honor them by doing the same. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #13 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/6441 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── you can only ever talk to a community while on mainstage. er wait sorry it was this: you can only ever talk to people in a community, not the community itself. unless you are on mainstage. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #15 fediverse/2713 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── if you aren't organized enough to protect your commanders, then you don't deserve leaders. build the structure first. build it on honesty and trust and dedication toward a goal. then build the necessary adaptations as you encounter problems, trying vaguely to head in a particular direction, and eventually you'll become self-sustaining. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/1242 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── one way to network is to connect other people. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/695 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── If your work is organized for mass-market appeal, it means you want everyone to read it. If your work is scattered and distracted, then only the sage would learn from it. So speak your mind, and let the words flow forth. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #18 messages/85 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── You can learn a lot about someone by asking how long their commute is. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/1874 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-1083 now imagine that those enslaved to a life of solitude and contemplation were suddenly freed and given purpose and community and a heartfelt goal of creating a better society ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 messages/772 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── contrary to unpopular belief, it's good to be nice to people. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┘ |