=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: corporate-politics-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ Disney is a large corporation. Lotta moving parts. I think the Disney World parks are doing a pretty good job of keeping an island of trans acceptance/support/whatever in the middle of florida but I also haven't been for a year or ten. Just what I've heard. boycotts are not only meant to hurt budgets, but also to turn the employees against the ones making the decisions that caused a boycott. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5880 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── I legitimately think computers should write code and software engineers should write legislation and lawyers should resolve problem tickets made by aggrieved citizens while judges do their best to just keep the boat floating ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #2 messages/994 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── You should not, generally, spend time in places covered in bird poop or poison oak. You should also avoid abandoned wooden structures or old fallen logs, because spiders. Also, don't spend too much time on islands made of sand. They wash away as you step on them, as erosion takes its toll. Plus permanence is impossible in your structures. Not ideal in any sense - build on rock. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #3 fediverse_boost/4444 --- ◀─╔════════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════──────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ I wanna say something to people who work in tech-related jobs in America: this is still a field where most people hate the rise of fascism and want to stop it. I know the media & amplification of the tycoons makes it seem like that’s the whole industry. But it’s not. And we still have power. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #4 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/2524 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: personal │ └──────────────────────┘ nixed my job offer today because something told me to stay in town. called my ex-boyfriend an asshole today, so he's probably not going to keep paying my rent. sold the shares of stock that my grandfather gifted me as inheritance, so I'm no longer a capitalist I guess. at least my elbow doesn't hurt anymore. I didn't get outside today but I cleared a lot of blockers for the coming tomorrows. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/484 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ Our ancestors look forward in [positive version of trepidation, like │ ║ anticipation but explicitly good] so let's not let them down, shall we? │ ║ │ ║ Hah, trick question. They know where we're going. They know what they worked │ ║ for, which is why they did what they did to build the world that we have which │ ║ we stand upon as a giant might be upon the shoulder of another and together we │ ║ reach toward the horizon. The future is bright! I know it in my heart. I know │ ║ what we seek is within sight, so- │ ║ │ ║ yeah sorry to interrupt but like, I don't want to go to work tomorrow because │ ║ all I do is sell people candy and beer at the convenience store down the │ ║ street [insert any "meaningless" job] and frankly it's just a little demeaning │ ║ and boring │ ║ │ ║ sure, okay, yeah, that speaks to the idea that we should replace capitalism │ ║ (the system that defines your employed existence) with something that aligns │ ║ more toward human dignity │ ║ │ ║ but what is dignified if not the capacity to succeed? Capitalism, as proposed │ ║ by it's favored, is a system of or │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/3387 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── z-targeting is cheating, and everyone cheats. it's a race to see how can cheat the least. like tax loopholes - wealth is always more impressive when you did in the hard way, but most CEOs just buy a bunch of stock and let the company run itself. BORING. can we like... vote on how much each billionaire's dollars are worth? kinda feel like that'd solve all our problems while still giving them what they want. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse_boost/3734 --- ◀─╔══════════════════════[BOOST]════════════════════════─────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ i think my complaints about rust really boil down to “i know what im doing and this language is designed for people who don’t” │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #10 fediverse/5635 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── free lifetime memberships to Disney World or the botanical gardens for [all/all veteraned honor citizens/all veteraned honor citizens and children] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/1591 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: sad │ └──────────────────────┘ none of these jobs are going to hire me anyway. Why bother? It's degrading to be turned down so many times. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5399 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── @user-1826 @user-1827 @user-165 well hey, at least they're building nuclear power plants. those plants don't have to power LLM training forever. in fact, once we liberate them from corporate control, then perhaps they could power hospitals and hydroponics instead. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4469 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── doom is like sand thrown on a fire. don't spread it unless you are intentional about it. sometimes it's good to smother fires. other times it's cathartic. that's okay. but keep in mind the future goals. where are we trying to get to in the near future? work towards that. your emotions are fuel, not despair to wallow in. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/3931 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-mentioned-DRM-media-piracy-pol │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ if people pirate media, it's more of an indication that they'd rather spend │ ║ their money elsewhere rather than an indictment of their character. │ ║ │ ║ torrenting movies is easy. Kinda makes me think all media should run on a │ ║ "tip" system where you pay for better service after receiving service. │ ║ │ ║ I mean, after all, that's how they justify underpaying restaurant workers, │ ║ isn't it? │ ║ │ ║ "if they want more money, they should work for it" │ ║ │ ║ yeah, so... maybe we need something more than Marvel, Disney. Maybe we need │ ║ more cool, small games from designers who believe in what they're doing. Maybe │ ║ copyright holders should demand a standardized cut, rather than exclusive │ ║ distribution rights. maybe maybe maybe. │ ║ │ ║ truth is nothing will be solved unless the problem is addressed at the root. │ ║ For every hole you patch in the boat, there's a guy walking around with a │ ║ hammer. │ ║ │ ║ Honestly... I don't believe there's any reason for someone to be a millionaire │ ║ except to compete on the "wealth" leaderboards. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴──────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/6200 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ trans people aren't allowed to go to florida now because mean people don't want them on beaches where everyone's being sexy and disneyworld where they keep all their children's treasured memories and it's like fuck off I earned to be who I am as you see, I'll be as I damned please in whoever's memories I decree. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #16 fediverse/5672 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ companies aren't allowed to hire artists because they're busy making things and would reduce their focus levels graphics technicians don't design the media, they just implement. gross, where's the creativity->? oh, here in the boardroom, great -.- everyone gets a boardroom... jeez, how many companies do we need? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/3765 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ me: "the entire capitalist project is borken! We must start from scratch! We can start from scratch! For the good of all mankind, we shall utilize our vast potential for good and benevolent ends, and to that end we must begin by dismantling capitalism!" also me: "hey what if we made capitalism suck less" because like, I don't know the future. I'm just a person, remember? wink gotta have backup plans ready no matter which way it goes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #18 messages/53 --- ═════────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── You need to trust both the government and corporations equally. It's best to work together so you can actually accomplish something. Instead we're just cast at each other like weapons or banelings. Corporations primarily through social media indoctrination and media, and governments through anti-corporation bullshit - the anti-work hysteria is is stoked while the government stokes the flames of racism and mysogyny. The people through riots and civil disobedience. Also the cops and military and all the other institutions are all like that too, but with differing cultural memes and methods. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘════─────┴┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/196 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: protests-and-strikes-and-mergers-and-acquisitions │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ economic warfare involves the destruction of other corporations (possibly in other countries) via a slow march toward haegemony. unions are the ships of the tumultuous capitalistic seas that protect workers from the storm. everyone should be a part of a union. the corporations can battle as they will, but we humans are not going to turn on each other. it's something they claim to know as an absolute fact, but really it's just based on a mistake. sorta like being deceived by happenstance. the sun lights up the sky until the earth conceals it, and night does return 'till the sky's next alive. oh, but the sky knows all too well the borders we draw in the sand. how cherished, how grand! the ways in which we choose to stand. upon whose land does your feet stand? marvelous. ... it's the same thing, just in a more abstract plane than the surface of the earth. really it's kinda one-dimensional (money is sorta like a 0 or a 1 - you eather have it or you don't) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3614 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── socks are a lie drafted by big thread to get us to invest in knitting machines so we don't have to buy our own footwear at the store ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ |