=== ANCHOR POEM === ◀─╔════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════─────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Since all the world's big problems (climate change, economic injustice, war, discrimination etc) are interrelated and seem to mutually reinforce each other, I think it might actually be easier to change everything than to change one thing in isolation. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────╝─▶ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/4962 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── humans are computers that inhale air, produce electricity, and exhale carbon. give me a biochemical or mechanical process for doing that on a reasonable scale for cheap and you can solve global warming by replacing power outlets with an energy generation box. Doubles as an air purifier and UPS. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/3373 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ I bet we could solve capitalism if everyone on earth went blind for a day ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/2820 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-violence-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ in 10 years, everything that's killing the planet from energy usage alone will be accomplishable trivially with the massive amount of recyclable solar panels we could build. oh, unless we blow them all up in a civil war tho. then the world is just... worse, for no reason. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse_boost/3198 --- ◀─╔══════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════──────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ If #Musk is allowed to say "#CivilWar is inevitable", we're allowed to say revolution and the uncompensated nationalisation of the assets of billionaires is inevitable. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #5 fediverse/1850 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── There is no problem that one single person can solve, which is why nothing ever gets fixed. ... also the powerful who benefit from it being broken, but that's a different problem which is much easier to fix. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/5652 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-443 natural disaster vulnerability is freedom from liability if they ever did lose their charges. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/2134 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── but we, being united in our shared common societal solidarity, as in the shared struggles and hopes that we have, perceive each and every things that passes through us. Our thoughts. These, we ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/5021 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: political-theory-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────┘ ... individualism isn't bad. neither is collectivism. they are different solutions to different people's organizational preferences. they can exist in tandem, and they can empower each other. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/62 --- ══════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────── remember when we were making progress on environmentalism? Kinda makes you wonder why we don't have many high profile environmentalists like Jane Goodall or Steve Irwin anymore. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 messages/476 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Disasters and their consequences have been the circumstances for the entire human race. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/6410 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── what if we solved all the problems and left none for our children and their children's children? the world would be a better place. I think we'd make new problems. I am unconcerned. If the peace started to get to them, I trust that they'd start fights. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #12 fediverse/237 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: video-games-climate-change-not-pol-at-all-nope-nothin-to-see-here │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ all games lie to you when they ask you to believe their world is real all media lies to you in order to share information sharing is caring and all media is propaganda you are not immune to propaganda you believe the worlds in your media more than the one on your doorstep friday was the first day the global average temperature was 2c above the norm [source] climate change is both worse and also not as bad as we anticipated. It's not as bad because all we have to do is stop using oil and plant more trees. the technology is there, we discovered it 10,000 years ago. it's worse because perfect is the enemy of good, and we're all perfect. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/625 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-232 @user-467 @user-468 Almost as if they design events to create headlines that provoke equally contrastable reactions as those that are caused to be effected by both the right and the left ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 messages/555 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── The biggest problem in my mind with socialism is that you could get all of the workers into a room before finding out that they don't like each other ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #15 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #16 messages/315 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── The need to engage with capitalism has reduced my output dramatically. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/308 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── when tech people are hurt by technology they say "how can I fix this? what do I need to install? what configuration should I use? is this company ethical, or are they going to hurt me in the future? could I make something that fixes this myself?" when non-tech people are hurt by technology they say "okay" because they don't have the bandwidth to figure it out. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2778 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ everyone votes for a better world. every time. that is the promise of voting - that you might choose how the world gets better. when people don't think a better world is possible, they don't vote. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/1313 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-economics │ └────────────────────────┘ if we had a universal basic income then we could pay each other to solve our problems and they just can't have that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ |