=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: weirdly-medieval-politics-mentioned-in-a-modern-context │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ "what if we invested in cities instead of companies" ah yes, anarcho-fuedalism "what if we elevated people we respect" ah yes, anarcho-monarchism ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/1777 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── what if we taxed land not by charging money to keep it but rather by taking some of it and giving it to the bureau of land management ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/3245 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: silly-conspiracy │ └──────────────────────┘ "what if we all took showers at the same time so nobody could hear the screams" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/4901 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── "hey what if we broke our product and made it impossible to use without being caught by github" - computer touchers in a union ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/5218 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: historical-weapons-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ "what if cannons were aimed like rifles?"the guy who was ahead of his time for rocket propelled grenades or laser guided airstrikes of small munition ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/2045 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── what if we taxed every ounce of resource that companies wasted (maybe with a multiplier for the current relative value of the substance - diamonds are more valuable than apples per pound) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 messages/483 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── "hey listen! Do this thing to hurt me! Build the infrastructure to do it so that you can use it on people who deserve it!" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/2961 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: transhumanism │ └──────────────────────┘ okay what if we bio-engineered a shield that would grow around your nuts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 bluesky#19 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── what if we treated landlordism the way we treat tipping ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #9 messages/218 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── Capitalism pays developers massive salaries because it doesn't want them developing ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/5039 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ leftists be like "what if everyone was fed" and the response is "ah but what if they gave us some of their stuff first" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/6318 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── what if toki pona but for hieroglyphics like the gobi desert ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #12 fediverse/6333 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── what if we bought homeless people gasoline for their c~ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #13 fediverse/6161 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: ai-pol │ └──────────────────────┘ "what if they bootstrap their generator using human art and then use AI art as training data to cut out the artist middleman?" oh um.... yeah... hmmm.... maybe that revolution idea is a good one hehe turns out some problems can't be solved by some systems. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #14 fediverse/5176 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-post │ └──────────────────────┘ what if corporations gave better quality products to people who clicked through their advertisement ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/4884 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── "okay but what if we made computers simple?" - someone who doesn't know how computers work ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #16 bluesky#39 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── what if we deputize anyone who asks for it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #17 fediverse/6331 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── what if we bought homeless people motorcycles ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2539 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: housing-crisis-idea │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 true. your idea is more revolutionary, mine is more reformist. each would be more fit for different political environments. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/5118 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── what if we paid people to answer questions about their life? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/5261 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── ents are basically "what if trees were fast" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ |