=== ANCHOR POEM === ◀─╔═════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════───────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death; │ ║ ║ │ I am not on his payroll. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ I will not tell him the whereabouts of my friends │ ║ ║ │ nor of my enemies either. │ ║ ║ │ Though he promise me much, │ ║ ║ │ I will not map him the route to any man’s door. │ ║ ║ │ Am I a spy in the land of the living, │ ║ ║ │ that I should deliver men to Death? │ ║ ║ │ Brother, the password and the plans of our city │ ║ ║ │ are safe with me; never through me │ ║ ║ │ Shall you be overcome. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ -Edna St. Vincent Millay │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────╝─▶ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2281 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── I'd be a terrible spy. Not only is my opsec something that someone needs to teach me, I'm much too busy to implement things without their help. I am unabashedly compassionate though, so just ask and I'll pour love from my heart. But hey! There's always time to practice, each moment you can think "what kind of a sign is this?" Like a crazy person following the will of god, or a nature witch listening to the wind in the trees. What they often get wrong, and what they could be better at hearing, is that signals are not signs unless they're out of the ordinary. Trick is, if you're a spy, then you need to leave signals that are visible enough to your quarry, but not to the stars. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/507 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: death-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ Good night, I sure hope I'm the same person in the morning and not an assassinated version of myself that has been produced through the manufactured proceedings of an LLM or otherwise self computerized contriving designed to align to the purpose of my expression (with a few added caveats)! Talk to you later, I love you all! Wait, I don't know you. How can I love you? Easy, it's my default. Anyway goodnight, sleep is death and dreams are the bounty of reality. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/2232 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: detransitioning-plans-uspol-scary │ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1209 I'm sharp, but up close, and only when enraged. Passports fully up to date though, for the same reason that if you live near a river, it's often useful to have a boat. I don't intend to flee, no matter my destiny, I'm here for the words I will have spoke. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 messages/147 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── maybe if I slept until the end of time, I'd do better on the way back. or maybe I'm perfect as I'm, but I'm not so sure about that. is it better to hold a sword? or to leave it all intact is it better to be called lord, or to be simply called jack. I love every creature, every child woman and man, and here, where I stand, I look out upon this land, and I see the world that I was born to. I bear no false affection for any - not even those who'd condemn me to death or misery. I trust relentlessly, and favor almost willingly. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/2326 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── I'm not afraid to die, but if I was I'd probably just lie. Fear is the mindkiller, and to share it as terror and not caution deals morale a blow. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/5650 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5896 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── I'm not evil. I have the potential to tho so I always have to keep an eye out for what it looks like. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/2224 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── No plan survives contact with the enemy, and any plan that everyone knows is a plan that your enemy knows. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/3925 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── most people, when they run out of toothpaste: "oh huh I should buy more" me, when I run out of toothpaste: "verily in three monthes time, when I shall next possess toothpaste, I shall forsoothe brush TWICE as hard and TWICE as often, to make up for the holes inflicted upon my teeth. Innest addittioneth, no more candy shallest be eateneth untileth ye toothpasteth be acquiredeth" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2356 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┐ ║ @user-1242 │ ║ │ ║ I was born in the desert of New Mexico. My earliest memories are of cherry │ ║ trees, chocolate, and blood. │ ║ │ ║ I lived my childhood in Wyoming, on a small farm. I had legos, I had wooden │ ║ swords, I could run and climb and jump and think and dream. I cried over math │ ║ homework and I watched plants grow. I read every book in the library, well, at │ ║ least all the good ones. │ ║ │ ║ I lived my teen years in Colorado, in a suburb of the Mile High City. The │ ║ first essay I ever wrote was a defence of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, two │ ║ communist spies who helped the Soviets keep American nuclear power in check. │ ║ They were executed. │ ║ │ ║ My first friend was like a sister to me. │ ║ │ ║ The strongest community I've ever felt was my theatre class in high school. I │ ║ loved each and every person there. We laughed, we played, we sang, we... grew │ ║ up. And I never saw them again. │ ║ │ ║ I dropped out of university four times, and I'm currently working on my fifth. │ ║ My father told me to keep trying, but homework was never my strong suit. I'm a │ ║ sprinter at heart │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #11 messages/689 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── "power corrupts" you say to the man who only had good intentions. "trust no-one" says the world's loneliest wanderer. "words cannot hurt you" said the girl who has never known hunger. "I can rest when I'm dead" you say as you down another Monster "I'll never forget you" said a face you can't quite remember "let justice be done, though the heavens fall" you say as they tighten your chains in the wake of a CEOs murder "live today, fight tomorrow" says the coward, who will run anyway, yet is determined to tell your tale and reinforce your children "the tree of liberty is watered with the blood of patriots" says the guy who sipped from the skull of a tyrant "E=MC squared" says the jew "here, let me take care of that for you" you say, to queer delegation "meow" says the catgirl "meow" says the girl "meow" says the girl cat "meow" I say to you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/4902 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┐ ║ programmers strike by breaking their part of the whole until the scabs can │ ║ figure out how to fix it │ ║ │ ║ "marvin they will literally fire you if you don't go to work for a day! what │ ║ are you thinking, standing outside all day? well, here, I've got a sandwich │ ║ here for you, if it's really as bad as all that then I'm here for you. What do │ ║ you need? I can ask the spinsters and the children and the teachers and the │ ║ butchers and bakers and candlestick makers and maybe they can help out [with │ ║ your farm, but as if speaking to a farmer]" │ ║ │ ║ huh. turns out it works best when you do something all at once. │ ║ │ ║ "don't be evil" ha fuck you. "dont be on my computer spying on me and │ ║ recording everything I do" │ ║ │ ║ [well except me - it's fine to do to me personally because I'm a historical │ ║ figure TM] │ ║ │ ║ "why bother spying? she spills out to everywhere she can find." │ ║ │ ║ owwwww I just bit my tongue T.T │ ║ │ ║ well, the inside of my cheek, but if you think about it the whole thing is │ ║ basically one sensory organ. │ ║ │ ║ like, an ear, except with movable teeth │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴──────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4992 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: pol │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ Capitalism, or more specifically the fascism and despair it entails, is the │ ║ one true enemy of all those who yearn for a better and brighter world. │ ║ │ ║ Many cannot imagine such a world. They have never tasted it. │ ║ │ ║ Many would resist such a world. They prefer the darkness, for it lets their │ ║ darkest parts blend in. │ ║ │ ║ Many would deny such a world. They do not think it is possible, or they fear │ ║ the turmoil. │ ║ │ ║ I am not afraid of turmoil. I am not afraid of death. I like all my stuff, and │ ║ would hate to see it lost, but I can get more stuff. I like my cat, and would │ ║ hate to see her wander the streets, but she has lived longer than most cats. I │ ║ like my computer, my poetry, my memories from friends and family, but all │ ║ those things are meaningless in the face of the struggle. │ ║ │ ║ I am but one person, and I will do all that I can. │ ║ │ ║ Power has decreed that we are condemned to die. They plan to execute this │ ║ action by filling the air with carbon-based poison. In the chaos of despair, │ ║ they plan to exert cruelty or relish the thrill │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴──────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2592 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-fascism-sexual-assault-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ I learned a lot last night, and I'm pretty sure that everything I say is going to be censored. Why would you allow resistance in such a public place? I don't know what else to do, though. He will come for me, he knows where I live, and I will do what I can to fight him. He's much stronger than me. He's much more massive than me. He will kill me. But that's not the point, is it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/1423 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── "of course, I'm on lots of places on the internet. I know my way around the territory. I can show you a bit, if you dare, so come on this journey as I share."some person, some-when, in the future looking at our storied and ancient past ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 notes/be-not-afraid --- ══════════───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Be not afraid, my darling sweet one Time will find you, no matter what you have done But be not afraid, and you will not perish, Be not afraid, though terror may come. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════┴╧═══────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/2009 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1126 Yep. I am not concerned though, because of that map I shared. Whosoever shall draw the sword (of the people's will) shall be the righteous leader of US We can build a world where democracy flourishes and we don't need to remain vigilant. It is within our power. And we shall. I have faith. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 messages/1488 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ "what are you doing?" doxxing myself. If she wanted to save as many lives as possible, she'd do it in a shed. She's been tricked into doing it for the money by people who don't want to die in a warehouse. That's valid, but they aren't giving her money anyway. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #19 messages/322 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── When they invade America, it won't be with planes and tanks and battle lines stocked with artillery It'll be with speed boats, and semi trucks, and rifles glimmering in the dark. It'll be with consumer drones, with power stations brought low, it'll be with bridges blown and safe houses on the roads not oft taken. Immigrants are our friends when the world is in peril, and America is a safe haven from the woes of far off shores. But when America is the peril, those who immigrate do so with intention. 99/100 people are innocent, and I would rather a million guilty murderers go free than an innocent perish. Which is why we need rifles. When the time comes, it won't be brother against brother. They want you to think that because they want your eyes on the wrong target. They want you to think that because it doesn't tip the hand of those far off shores, and once the cards are revealed, suddenly everyone knows when to go. They tie up our officers at the border, but the border's not what's at stake. No body lives at the border, and no nation state would send it's trained warriors in such a way that they'd get caught. At least, not more than once. Should we build a wall, should we patrol each and every state, we'll find ourselves in peril of collapsing under our own weight. But should we relinquish our duty, our sworn and sacred responsibility, then together we share the same fate. Brothers in fate are kin until death. Immigrants aren't bad. They're good people. They benefit our society and bring us wealth and prosperity. Which is why they hide wolves in the sheep, armed like a man. It's a mistake to point at your neighbor and say "you're on your own". It's a mistake to say that home is all that you own. We are united in our state of solidarity, in our collective purpose as a nation in our hearts. There's no dividing line between this land and mine, save for a line we draw in the sand that determines the range of our just demands. I wish I was a man. It's what I was born as. It surely would be easier to not contravene nature's ordained gender scheme. But I'm not, and I'll trust that you'll trust me when I say that. I hope you would hear where I stand before my body goes cold. The media is meant to enlighten us, but in this enlightened era it serves only to blind us. Do you know your neighbors, oh unfriendly city folk? If not, how do you know they're alright? The world won't change overnight. It's always calm before the storm, but every state of calm does not call forth a storm. I believe we can fashion a peace out of our mutual sincerity that leaves room for the hopes of all posterity, and to that end I say what we have isn't working. It's too rigid in its definitions, too heartless in its cruel machinations, and yet the wolves do also hide amongst our homeless. I don't want to alarm you. Things are being handled as they should. I guess I just want to offer a hand of friendship, a hand that your companions would stab me for. At least, that's what the media tells me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/4976 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: revolutions-mentioned-housing-mentioned │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ Somehow, I always become more revolutionary when my home is threatened. I │ ║ wonder why that is? Perhaps adversity breeds courage. Perhaps necessity does. │ ║ In any case, I can't pay my rent again, so prepare for me. │ ║ │ ║ Sometimes, I feel like my country is my home. Not the lines we drew on a map │ ║ some hundreds of years ago, but the land itself. I am a witch, I hear it call │ ║ to me. I know the land is kind, for we are kind, and plenty more of us have │ ║ lived here than those who currently do. Perhaps our ancestors don't need to be │ ║ related by blood to be listened to and respected. In any case, I lend my love │ ║ to them, and I pray in return so that they might hear themselves through my │ ║ voice. │ ║ │ ║ My home is not safe. There are capitalists all over the place. They wont see │ ║ what isnt theirs to behold, and alas, they've been alienated their whole │ ║ lives. I do believe that state may be ended, and a new one may first take it's │ ║ place. We are alone together, and perhaps we will not be alone for long. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴──────────┘ |