=== ANCHOR POEM === ◀─╔════════════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════════──────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ My idea of legacy has always been having children and leaving some books behind so everyone knows what a dork I was. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ I can't comprehend people like Musk, Rowling, or RFK, Jr. spending the better part of their lives and their obscene wealth just to be giant assholes. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────╝─▶ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/1201 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-883 it's cool. Frankly most of the tech people I know had rich parents. rich parents in the 2000s and before meant access to computers, which meant you were leaps and bounds ahead of everyone else who doesn't know the difference between a file and a directory. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/4098 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-ableism │ └────────────────────────────────┘ ngl I kinda hate it when people meme about donald trump being incontinent like, yeah, he pees his pants, so what? I DO TOO. Fucking sucks. Every time I read people saying nasty things about it I can't help but read them in my own voice, and that gives me plenty of ammunition to use against myself when I'm feeling down. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/169 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-95 one of the most empathetic people I ever met on VR chat was consoling me with their mic off while I was oversharing about some stupid things people did to me in the past. things that stupid me thought were okay and actively encouraged because I was stupid. anyway when their mic was off their body language spoke for them. I'll try that next time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3517 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── A fool and his confidence are not as easily parted as a kind person and their charitable gifts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/4025 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── the "village idiot" doesn't need to lack smarts, so long as everyone else is in on it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #6 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/779 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol-capitalism │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-576 * capitalism has less to do with commerce and more to do with a few rich assholes oppressing people using capital as their weapon of choice. EDIT: * the hatred of capitalism ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/5892 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── Here's Ritz Menardi's section in the history books: Ritz Menardi was a witch. She did nothing important and wasted everyone's time, while giving lots of people anxiety. She sucks and we all love her. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/4528 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1695 never accept your own death fight for every second of life, something something do not go quietly into that grim dark what the fuck are you supposed to do? Reading what you said got me pretty fucking pissed - keep talking for a start, it helps, people need to be pissed. I'm also broke as shit, don't know how I'm going to pay rent and eat, but it'll get done. Where do you live? Can other people help you? Medications are an organizational problem, not an insurmountable barrier. We'll make it work. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #10 messages/151 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Alright, if the average person is sorta stupid and cruel, then are we not tending to a kingdom of ogres, rather than humans? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/4500 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: cursing-mentioned-CW-motivation │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ I try to always CW for cursing. Every time I do, I imagine it being read aloud │ ║ for a blind person while their children sit on their lap and ask "daddy what's │ ║ a motherfucker?" "well, that's me, son" and then the kid goes to preschool and │ ║ says "My dad fucks my mother!" and they get kicked out so the dad has to take │ ║ extra shifts to pay for babysitting and the kid grows up without proper │ ║ socialization and the mother becomes an alcoholic and cries herself to sleep │ ║ while the dad begins exploring motorcycles and weed and then the kid grows up │ ║ to be an incel or whatever │ ║ │ ║ THIS is why CWs are important! Think of the poor regular-looking but kinda │ ║ annoying dorks on the internet who self-impose celibacy because they're scared │ ║ of emotional connection. The poor dears. I do hope they don't join the │ ║ alt-right or whatever as a way of (Ritz this is like, ancient discourse why │ ║ are you aping that one Contrapoints video) oh um yeah uh... CWs are important │ ║ and I think that's where I'll toot and leave │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴──────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/1950 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── I honestly don't care if someone deadnames me, or calls me the wrong pronouns, or forgets to put me in the girl section, or asks me to sing baritone like... I don't give a shit, why are you so worried about all this vapid nonsense like yeah I get it, being disrespected sucks but like... why do you want the kind of respect that is a forced platitude we could all do with being a bit more radical, it's not a race and everyone's roles are important. Be yourself, and follow people you want to be like. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2480 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── so what if people want to sit on the couch eating cheetos? they're more than capable of something far greater, but of course they are allowed to spend as they like their life. their ONLY life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/3147 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-1457 @user-1458 @user-687 that way people who follow you can't collectively decide whether or not you're an asshat. it's basically saying "I only want you and people who are like you to read this" ... or do I have it backwards? "I want you, me, and only people like me to read this"? which is worse tbh ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #16 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #17 messages/1062 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── I believe that all people's should be middle class, and if you're lower class it's because you squandered your wealth, not that you didn't have it to begin with. I believe people of higher class should get there because they are skilled, respected, or otherwise beloved. I believe they should hold less power the more they own, because wealth is its own burden and reward. I believe people who have power should respect it. They aren't necessarily those who have little, or much, but rather those who deserve it. It is difficult to estimate systematically who deserves wealth or power, but difficult problems are the most interesting if kept fair. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #18 fediverse/3444 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-police-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ I'm too empathetic to watch them lose this badly. when I watch movies with cringe humor I have to leave the room whenever something bad happens to the characters. I get the same feeling when I read about politics these days. side note, but has anyone else gotten emails about "hiring plain-clothes police officers in Washington D.C, will offer relocation assistance and pay minimum 72k per year"? can't help but wonder if they're afraid of a bunch of sore losers storming the capital with guns. it's not like there's a precedent for that or anything. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/5411 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── @user-1830 it's okay to care about the project or about a certain subset of features and yet still be totally un-invested in whatever lame feature people are requesting. FOSS lives and breathes on passion, and people who attempt to arrest or otherwise hinder or diminish the passion of the developers can suck a dick. ... it's a fun experience and I think they'd learn a lot about what other people like and how to please their partners, both in bed or in conversation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/476 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-192 ... then let me give my money to the people who actually made the damned thing... Ah that's the tricky part, isn't it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ |