=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── if you want to make rope, you start with small pieces and braid them together. if you want to make hope, you start with families and braid them together. just be careful, for the world is too vast to keep track of who knows what. better in my mind to have systems of familiar forces which keep guiding as things align. -- twisted sister ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/3736 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── what if we made cat little boxes with stable "pillars" or "platforms" that rise just barely above the sand level so their feet don't sink into the litter, thus reducing the amount tracked onto the carpet ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #2 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/6102 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── sorry I was just making stuff up because it's fun, hope I didn't accidentally unleash disaster or masterpiece, either would be equally bad ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3756 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: LLM-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1071 I have plenty of things made, but none of it organized : ( Kinda makes me wish I could like... train an LLM on my social media posts and use it programmatically somehow to help me organize my stuff into different categories according to what kind of topic or style they were written in. Hmmm......... There's no way I could do it, I mean, there's no way I could organize and edit my stuff, but with the help of a computer I might. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/1233 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── low key kinda wish someone would kidnap me and lock me in a room with nothing but a c compiler and strict orders to only work on whatever I want ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/1718 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── dear old people - did you know computers don't need to have buttons? You can literally just type what you want to make happen (if you know the magic spell) and it'll just, do that thing how cool is that ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/94 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-107 If you can figure out how to do it well, everything else seems less difficult. : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/4895 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── don't think about how rare something is. think about how useful it is to you. we can make more stuff. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #9 messages/904 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── if the devil gave you false paradise since birth, why would you not seek to destroy it? if an angel gave you an easy hell on earth, why would you not seek to deface it? if your ancestors put you on the path to success, would you follow them and forever do the same? if your family urged you to study rocket science, would you bomb indescriminately? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2034 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-889 this post inspired me to make soup for myself. thanks, I haven't been eating well recently. sometimes you gotta be your own friend. "you in the future" is both you, and someone else, and if you're kind to her she'll appreciate it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 messages/527 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── could give us some experience organizing small, short-term projects to accomplish specific goals and tasks in an ad-hoc way that relied less upon procedure and more on "I think so-and-so knows something about that, they were looking into those files and posted a breakdown of how they work yesterday" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #12 messages/968 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── what if you painted every house twice, to ensure you got the color completely applied [ bright green or yellow would shine through in little spots, clear and obvious to even the most undiscerning of patrons of the arts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/4290 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol-violence-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────┘ if the election goes poorly, keep in mind that eventually everyone will either fight, or support those who are fighting. everyone. if the election upholds the status quo, there is a chance that their wounds might heal and they may rejoin us in our reasonable society. keep working for reason. it will pay off in the long run. remember that a better world is possible, but you can't leave anyone alive behind when reaching for it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/3455 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-quartermastery-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────┘ when you run out of an ingredient you use often (like butter, seasoning, or flour) put the container by your shoes. then, when you go to the store, look through all the empty containers and make a mental list. when you get home and are putting things away, if you forgot something just leave the old container by the door. everything else can be recycled / trashed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/1841 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── curling up in a ball and thinking about crying for hours is the same as crying. If a little bit less of a release. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4994 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ War is easy. Just start working and never stop until you break. Hopefully there's still something left of you when it's over, but hey that's why you write about the things you care about. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/771 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-192 yeeeesh that sounds like a hornets nest. impossible to untangle, like a rats nest! I prefer my homes like a robin's nest, neat, orderly, and made to design. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/3437 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: mental-health-minus │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-579 my problem is figuring out which thoughts are intrusive and which are actually mine I usually err on the side of "would you want your sister to do this" or "how would you feel if your mom told you that" or "do you think a cute sweet soft cat would ever think such a thing" and that usually works. usually. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/2614 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── literally just... if you want to connect to me, come hang out on my wavelength. or like, invite me to join yours, and I'll do my best to show how I feel about the things you share. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ |