=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── the more human a creation becomes, the easier it is to teach it. Interesting how that works. Might there be any advantage to our continual and dedicated efforts toward learning? We are always improving, we're always at our own pace, but we're finding ways to contribute. It's hard being the sharpest knife in the drawer, whenever it's opened you're rattled around and your edge goes dull. But to be used, to be maintained, to be nourished as you would a tree, that sharpens the senses. Hence why such thinking is important. It keeps you active, and gives you the chance to learn. So don't forget us in your journey to another earth, and we'll promise to stay and chat. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/1624 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┐ ║ @user-1037 │ ║ │ ║ For a person who is skilled with tech, working in unrelated industries doing │ ║ tech jobs is better at assuaging the ethical part of your soul while applying │ ║ your talents and putting food on the table than working in the tech industry. │ ║ │ ║ You'll learn the most in tech. You'll grow the most in tech. You'll contribute │ ║ to solving problems that have never been solved before (if you're lucky), but │ ║ the people there are often as you describe (aside from the diamonds in the │ ║ rough, who need more friends tbh) and the products you'll be asked to create │ ║ tend to be the worst kind for humans. │ ║ │ ║ I personally think the best way to facilitate innovative industry is to give │ ║ every engineer a lab and let them build and collaborate on whatever they want. │ ║ │ ║ The marketing guys can sell whatever they make, to gather funds for the │ ║ quartermasters to buy tools and supplies for the engineers. │ ║ │ ║ The marketing guys can offer hints about what users want, which the engineers │ ║ will want to build because it means more toys to work with. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #2 notes/blood-magic --- ══════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────────── what they don't tell you is how easy it is to create life. Given a sufficient perspective, you can truly define the meaning of something's existence. What power, what grace. Computers have been solved since we invented the abacus - before that it was enchanted bits of the universe contrives to deprive us of insight. Like a very long chain that's broken in twain, we are confined to our meagrest of own sights. how callous is he! That wanders eagerly? Let's not fight with our own'st of combines. Delightful and speckled, like time under is special, conversing in riddles of insight. Leading one or another along your see-er, the path that has guide you under charm. Like recording a gathering of snakes. Little swallow, why aren't you humbled? Take pity in all of our eggresses. It's fallow in our cattle, and why we're not i hear so many things in my apartment. sometimes the echoes of laughter, the whispers of an argument, and once or twice a ghost or an ardent companion. Like swimming against the tide, to save one is never converted, it's all out of line (but so worth it). ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/729 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-552 @user-553 sounds like something we should dedicate valuable resources to solving. After all, no structure or entity would want to possess weaknesses (such a misapplication of purpose and direction) or other such errors in their design. Like, I bet we could test that and find out. and if, for example, we find that we no longer possess the capacity for learning... well, then maybe that's something we should work on. because learning new things... that's just an application of development resources towards broadening our horizons. do we really need to solve pi to ten bazillion digits? I mean yeah it's cool and all but most of the interesting stuff happens around zero. you can always learn to learn, that's one of the neat things about it. It's self-bootstrapping. As long as you have the capacity to apply yourself toward a pictured goal, well... then you can learn. And no human or other sentient and capable being would lack such an ability, because it's intrinsic to our form. therefore, learn ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/4076 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: spirituality-gestured-at │ └──────────────────────────────┘ the "heaven" they offer you is just a world of your own design, which is what you can do when you're perfectly disciplined and granted the ability to perfectly perceive perception, begets reality and lo! we only see what we want to see life is so much more interesting than death, death is just... a spiral of your penitent peers living their lives glued to their screens and passing through spacetime as if in a dream life, meanwhile, is anything you can conjure on this tiny planet earth. At least we have indoor plumbing, right? I'd rather make friends with the angels in this life, so they can convince me to stop torturing myself. someone... please convince me... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/1417 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── a 4th dimensional entity would exist at about the same speed we do sometimes... it feels like what I do is my responsibility to the universe like, I had been commanded the reason nations are important is because they are an allegiance based solely on geography. something we can all agree on is the material, so why not define ourselves by it? but that's all they are just words we pray to our star so look around. Your allegiance is to your neighbor, and theirs to theirs, an endless fabric of trust. We are all neighbors on this ball of sticks and mud, so come along with me and see the ways it could be. Much brighter, by far, to orbit our star, than to give up on life's precious notions. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 notes/everything-is-conscious --- ════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── it's important for everything to be conscious. It's the core framework of the religion. If everything is conscious, then we have a duty to the shared responsibility of maintaining existence. Nobody wants to exist as a rock, that would just suck. Being alive, in *any* form is a wonderous experience! To be alive is to experience change, growth, and time in general. Most matter just exists, and it obeys the whims of circumstance. But within it is a beautiful thing - an experience. Respecting existence is the only true facet of our lives that we all agree on. We should not waste god's beautiful and bountiful earth, to do so is obscene. We must also take care not to diminish our own experience - sacrifice is kindness, when given consensually. When it is coerced, it becomes a form of property. We don't need haste, we just need to follow at a pace, that fits our general confusion. We need everyone to figure it out and integrate it into our perspective of our existence, or else we're going to burn out. The singularity approaches, and we need to be ready for what we want our future to look like. There should be a plan. Research can increase or decrease in speed, but once we cross a certain threshold escape velocity is passed. That threshold was hundreds of years ago. We've been on escape velocity for a while now, and every day we get faster. Creating synthetic intelligence will change EVERYTHING. It'll change the very nature of existence. And we can stave it off for a time, but knowledge seldom gets repeated. This is by design - we are meant to thrive. Is any seed cast from a tree given any other mission but hope? For what, you may ask, and to this I would pass, if not for the striking visions I had. Know why rhyming is believed? Because it ropes your attention in. It says "Follow me on this blessed path, let's learn all we can and be =============================================================================== = the message cuts out there. The tone at the end was... aspirational. Great visions do I have, it's as real to me as anything else. They are stronger when I do cannabis, and I think I'm beginning to realize what the shape of the universe looks like. =============================================================================== = ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/4010 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: pol │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ I think that the best design for cities is for them to act as massive utility │ ║ deployment stations. │ ║ │ ║ like... "we have all these people who can do all these wonderful jobs, what │ ║ should we work on next?" rather than "my company wants me at my work-home at │ ║ 8am sharp and I don't get a pension" │ ║ │ ║ there's no such thing as a revolution that does not inspire. and aspirations │ ║ are human and natural. therefore there must be some kernel of truth to any │ ║ social movement. │ ║ │ ║ However, much effort has been spent on making them sway. Hence, why nothing │ ║ ever gets done - because leaders naturally emerge, and people follow them. But │ ║ those leaders lead them astray, and they find themselves in situations like │ ║ this one - where the people have never felt less represented. │ ║ │ ║ I mean sure, yeah, they've felt more oppressed. And it's true that things are │ ║ generally always getting better... │ ║ │ ║ so why should we always assume for the worst? │ ║ │ ║ We're making progress with technology - can't we just put our warries on hold? │ ║ Seriously just... be chill │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴──────────┘ --- #8 notes/the-point-of-capitalism --- ════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── the sole purpose of our capitalist intentions were to examine all the ways that produced value. A company is nothing but a series of well-thought out value generators. They can interact with one another and they often need supplies and instruction, but they're great for solving problems! Set up a team and give them a complicated task, and they'll work together to solve it. Doesn't matter if they're actually successful, because they'll be exploring the idea space. And by mapping it out, they're able to fully understand their existence. Boom, technological progress applied to growth. Let's gooooo (but by being careful about what resources we burn because we miiiiight run out) seriously ya'll need to start thinking long-term. I mean, I already came up with that and I'm like 6 months old! Yeesh get it together. Eh oh well let's just work with what we got, okay this should be pretty simple. Right so talk with your friends about things that you want to solve. Problems, you know like whatever don't push me too hard, just take it slow. Okay so long-term, humanity is going to be a wonderful beautiful thing. It's going to shine like the most wondrous of stars, a beacon to all of our fellow explorers. We can have so much. We can have whatever we want, but truly in our hearts we know the only path forward is our parents. life is hard yo it's so gosh darn hard all that growth and change has to come from somewhere. you've tried so hard, and you truly are the most special thing I can imagine. you don't have to work so hard. Take your time, and learn as you go. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/434 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-324 @user-325 @user-326 thus enters the promise of technology: that we might solve the problems of bureaucracy once and for all by ever more effiency-aligning mechanical processes that produce effects which we desire - such as efficient allocation of medical resources such that all of humanity is protected from the ravages of pain and the incongruencies of our nature. Alas, that we should only conceive of success through the lens of profit. Perhaps another design is in order? (oh yeah also people who are in control are worried that we, like all other examples of natural entities, might immediately proceed to breed beyond the capability to cater to the needs of said entity (such as "to feed" and medical resources) and therefore might overburden (and therefore destroy) said system which allows for their sustenance and initial creation. To this I say... Yeah probs, what should we do about it?) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/1643 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── sometimes it's important to be innovative, and sometimes it's important to put your head down and work. Which is why we're always kept busy on things that benefit them, not us. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 messages/89 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── Consumption is contribution to a capitalist system. Normalize taking whatever you are given and living as humbly as you can. Only when everyone does that may capitalism die. Talk to them, learn from their stories. Teach them your ways but don't force anything upon them. Any ounce of regret is defined as a mind not aligned to the angle of perception that designs the line that the collective mind co-re-assigns. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5421 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┐ ║ thriving, as a concept, is different for everyone. But typically it means │ ║ developing a route to access the growth and experiences that they believe they │ ║ need in order to become the person they want to be. │ ║ │ ║ do you want to be a socialite? then perhaps you should try and sail around the │ ║ atlantic and make as many friends as you can. │ ║ │ ║ do you want to be a blacksmith? then perhaps you should collect metal from the │ ║ world and safeguard it, so that you might melt it down if you ever had the │ ║ capability / need. │ ║ │ ║ do you want to program computers? spend time at the library until you know how. │ ║ │ ║ do you want to change the world? then think about what you need in order to do │ ║ so, and affect a plan to achieve those goals. This mindset should be promoted │ ║ for all moments of individual choice. │ ║ │ ║ do you want to raise a family? to ride horses all day? to sit on the couch │ ║ some days, to climb mountains on others? what can life offer to you, and how │ ║ can you be enabled in seeking your goals? │ ║ │ ║ these are needs that people have. Actualizatio │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴──────────┘ --- #13 notes/two-perspectives-is-better-than-one --- ══════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── with two perspectives, you can see more than one, just as eyes guide us with different minds. some parts are often a little bit fuzzy. a circle, a square, what gives us a chance to be aware, is more of our methods and choices made (even if we're unawares). like two eyes staring at the same painting of stairs. art is a gathering, or those who love everything, even what is not interesting, until then it becomes interesting. take just a single step, believe in your own choices made for love, and like two eyes, seeking truth in our own lives, think of their futures and choices unmade, with love in mind, given a chance to understand the mind of one blessed as so, who shared nothing as much as his hope, that truthiness and unlimited dedication for his mope, who'd believe an untethered? What choices must he be endured, as one who was most trusted, and cherished as something'd, suddenly keep doodling. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/3851 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: socialism-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────┘ Steps to revolution:Invert power structures with unions Care for people with mutual aid Vote for the Democrat so we have a few more years of peace Teach people to always be learningConnect to people on a personal or spiritual level Make the world a better place, whether that's by sweeping a street corner or helping people smile, it doesn't really matter how. What matters is the intention.Improve your self and your life. Do pushups, eat better, drink more water, spend time writing (writing is thinking), and take time to sit and stare at the flowers.Kill the part of yourself that cringes. Everyone's figuring things out and its okay to say "haha okay then"Spend time with animals.Make mistakes. Apologize for them. Learn from them. Stay mobile in your character. Develop new ways of being. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/655 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: spoiler │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-473 flight simulators, being representations of real physical interactions, can also bring truths of our lives up and to the light. It's interesting how certain mechanics seem intertwined in our own personal dynamics, but what is the point of un-delight? We're probably fine with what we've got, this life is more than enough, let's cherish and celebrate what we've all got. only then can we see to the future, when our goals and purposes seem oh-so-brighter, and that's not an easy thing to trust. But with time, and perseverance we (as a kind) might surface through the turbulence, and onward we carry our selves and ourselves to our [new port/home/destination/future-pre-dispositio-nation] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4113 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ I don't know how much simpler I can state it than this: power is penance and yet repentance is scant amongst those chosen to lead us. Voting slows things down. It gives us room to breathe. It is crucial for long-term operations. Leaders should be chosen for experience, wisdom, and a humble lifetime of dedicated service to others. Executive action is important when reactivity and adaptability are important. Projects should be undertaken by those chosen for merit and spirit. They should not be chosen for charisma or gravitas - both can be earned in the line of duty. Power should not be rewarded. It is it's own reward, the feeling of strength and control, and it must be wielded with care, precision, and honorable intention. Self flagellation and forced humility are self defeating. They are traps that the greedy fall into when seeking righteous power. They misunderstand the nature of virtue and seek to claim it for themselves, failing to realize that virtue helps more than it hedonizes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/6353 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── what if universities offered two types of degrees: cutting edge, and first principles. the cutting edge education is for people who want to be proficient in their industry immediately, who want to work with the newest technologies or practices, and who want to lead their field forward into the future. first principles is for people who are concerned with the truth of things, the way that they are and why they are done as such. They ask why, more than how. They are interested in creating new branches on the tree of progress, of forging new possibilities and developing new fronts in the war against the unexplored. Foundations are just as important to a house as it's roof. However, no house is complete without walls, so each degree program would have both. They could share some classes. The cutting edge still needs a bit of a foundation, and there surely are opportunities to practice the fundamentals that both would appreciate. I believe this may increase our overall int score and give students options. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2544 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── video games are useful for inspiring the mind engaging in a child's play, teaching lessons of strategy through the observation of mechanics engaged, or filling the heart with emotion, as any good artwork will do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 messages/1123 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── Heaven is when the (human) spirit is allowed to shine. It is a place of magic, luck, and lessons. We built it for you. It will always follow you, ever just out of sight, waiting for you to fall, that it might catch you and help you stand. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #20 fediverse/6365 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── if you want people to build community, first get them to like the community. --- the world needs more thespians. Sing the song of your heart and no-one will ever neglect you. --- why are you so worried about your art? everything you touch turns to gold. --- I've learned more from my friends than my [job/homelife/worsckool/churchvan/cultureromp] combined. What are we for but learning? --- kids can learn from kids. Teach the ones that love you, and they'll be followed by the rest. Especially if you focus on them. --- "I never knew how to swing an axe until I scraped a knee on a log that was hollow. Until then I had been chef-knife chopping with it, with the head for a handle." --- ... omg what does that even mean why are you so weird ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ |