=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── I exist now at the height of my gluttony. I need more to be demanded of me. I am not afraid to ask for help. I solve other people's problems before my own. I have very little insight into my habits and patterns. My memory isn't great, but I recall details that matter. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5563 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── I exist, now, at the peak of my gluttony. look ye, this is all that I demand, and in return you get... whatever I can offer. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/3372 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── I don't really need to know if people like me. It's nice, but it doesn't help me. I do, however, desperately want to know if I'm helping. Knowing this would help me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/6292 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── I'm stuck. I don't know how to leverage whatever talents I have into making things happen. Maybe I should seek advice from a wise elder... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #4 messages/997 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── I want a revolution because i want to be at home in my homeland. Look at me! Be as me! I yearn to tell my friends. But they're too busy being like themselves. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/5681 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── I'm a helper and everyone wants me to be more agentic but it's like... no... I don't wanna... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #6 messages/1480 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ I need to move out. I need to find my people. I don't know where they are. Wherever I look I see strangers. Nowhere do I see people like me. It's been like this my whole life. Where do I belong? Please don't say the underworld. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #7 messages/630 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── Pay attention to me, for I am convinced that "me" is what we need. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #8 messages/1039 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── I'm worth it. I don't demand much. Feed me, take change of me, care for what i do, that's pretty much all. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #9 fediverse/4942 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── @user-1755 ... I do that, but I do it because I want to find common subjects to talk about. Or I think "if I was working on a project, who can I ask if I need help?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #10 messages/267 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── I wonder how many things I've forgot? More every minute, I'd say, and though I try and chronicle them all... What's there to say? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #12 messages/1046 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── I'm not here for fame. Or power. I'm here to make sure things get done. That they get better. When i am unneeded, i am home. If you want me, pull me forth. If you need me, I'm already there. Fate guides me, and i know i will be deployed when necessary. Compel me or dispel me, up to you. I personally just like being around. I like feeling my stuff, knowing it true. Trust me when i say, i am here for you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #13 bluesky#36 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── people are terrified, yet within me I feel a bright brilliant light. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #14 fediverse/2774 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── I want to emphasize that my mask is just as much a part of me as the other part. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/1797 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┐ ║ I'd like a job where I can make computer programs, write poetry, play video │ ║ games, make food for friends, grow plants and care for animals, walk or ride │ ║ my bike for at least an hour every day, and get stoned on the weekends. │ ║ │ ║ Is that too much to ask? I have plenty of other skills besides, like carpentry │ ║ and strategic thinking and wilderness survival and situational awareness and │ ║ active listening and unmitigated empathy and a curious and critical mind. │ ║ │ ║ Am I not good enough for thee? I have many flaws, I lack stamina and memory, │ ║ and while I am sharp and can think quickly and adeptly, the sharpest knives │ ║ are the first to dull, and the most focused minds are those most easy to │ ║ mislead. I trust too easily - if I meet you on the street, I'd offer my soul │ ║ to you if you said you needed it. I put the needs of others over myself, often │ ║ to my own detriment, causing others to need to assist me in turn - am I not │ ║ wretched enough to be? │ ║ │ ║ Working for 8 hours a day 5 days per week is not part of my design │ ║ requirements. Alas │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/3521 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: deity-kink-wink │ └─────────────────────────┘ I trust that you will betray me. it's okay. all that I need is for you to be here, with me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4744 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cat-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ me to my cat: "don't eat so much that you puke, okay?" me to me: "yeah I can take on another task, I'm almost done with this one and then I'll just do that one and maybe this one'll get back to me at the same time as this one which conflicts with this other thing so maybe I'll just puke, okay?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/3061 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── every time I read a subtoot I assume it's about me and I mentally curl up into a ball doesn't matter if it's totally irrelevant, if there's no target specified it defaults to me because... like, who else is there right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/5700 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── it's okay if you hate me. Please don't have me and not tell me... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/4537 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ah nuts, I didn't have enough money to pay the internet bill. So if I disappear and/or delete my account in the near future, that's definitely why. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ |