=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── If something is expensive, then we should build more of it an a sustainable rate until its not expensive. Sustainable being the key word here. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5350 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── honestly we should be building cities in the most boring locations, not the most beautiful. like below the crust. or space. the surface is a pleasuredome, why waste it on scrubland and turf? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #2 messages/431 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── Rent is expensive because they only want you living there if you're working. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 messages/404 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── They don't build toll roads to abstract taxes. They build them to keep track of where you're going. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/4895 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── don't think about how rare something is. think about how useful it is to you. we can make more stuff. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #5 messages/1177 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── it's more than a community if only one person asks where you've been. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #6 messages/1110 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── why don't we build datacenters in valleys and make a bunch of mist? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #7 fediverse/4111 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── @user-1636 ... Is that already a thing? I should look around more, teehee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/590 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── let's build houses until the average rent is approximately 0$ per month. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/65 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────── if something makes sense physically, but not mathematically, then the mathematics are wrong. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/313 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── when we're fully grown, we won't need all the resources on earth. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/2662 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary │ └──────────────────────┘ the reason rent is so expensive is because of all the surveillance equipment they need to pay for and upkeep ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/3405 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── on a scale of notways to almostever how would you rate your pain? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #15 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/1437 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── a perpetual motion machine would appear stable to the machine in motion ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #18 messages/1281 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── when asked if you want to build a psychic torture prison, your answer should always be no. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #19 fediverse/3092 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: why-are-you-so-demanding-ritz-just-give-it-a-rest-everyone-agrees-with-you │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-570 oh yeah UBI would be nice. Can we do that instead? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/1822 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── we should reward frugality as much as value-creation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ |