=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── There is little more frightening to a human than being held over a [gorge, ravine, high drop]. Even staring down the barrel of a gun is easier. But seeing your life flash before you in such a primal and irresistable way... That lights a fire in our hearts. The kind that warms the globe. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/1103 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-670 @user-808 @user-809 the people you're talking about with those massive arsenals are the ones who are less scared of mass shooters and more scared of... something else. Something worse. They are so ardent because fear is a primal emotion that's difficult to assuage with statistics or logic. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 messages/399 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── The schizophrenic sees the truth in dazzling displays of color that are nigh incomprehensible, while regular people see truth in shades of gray that you can understand and work with. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 bluesky#36 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── people are terrified, yet within me I feel a bright brilliant light. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #4 messages/400 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── The schizophrenic sees truth in dazzling displays of colors unknown to man, while the neurotypical sees truth in shades of gray that can be reasoned with. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/4249 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-mentioned-violence-and-cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ wow so fiery, you're sure worked up aren't you >. yeah it's almost like I fear for the lives of people like me who live in the deep red sea I think I'm allowed a little patience ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/1774 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-898 the wounds of the soul can be just as harmful as the wounds of the heart, and both can be helped with campfires. what's worse, they often harm people around you rather than the wounds of the body, which typically only harm you. Unless you have like, the plague or something and you might spread it to others or something like that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 messages/268 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── I love all humans. It is unconditional. The kind of love I have for nazis is a kind of vengeful love. Like, the way you might love a family dog who recently got rabies, bit two more dogs, and is currently eyeing you with terror and malice in its eyes - the kind that only comes from the loss of compassion. "you were kind once, as all humans are, but sometime in your life you made choices. and now you are here. I burn thee for my fathers I spite thee for thine mothers And I slay thee to fight the dragon of hate." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 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 │ ╘═════════┴╧═══────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 messages/155 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── You care too much about what other people think of you. Remember the dream, remember the horseflesh, the miles of trash, the doctors probing cheeks, the game of thrown baseballs and sad muppets in popcorn, remember the spirit guide, remember how you we're distracted by human. Be not afraid, follow. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 messages/747 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── if you don't want to be hunted, then give "evil" it's own queer culture what's that? they don't like what you offered? they want it to be *their* kind of "evil"? fine, do it themselves and then leave us alone, jeez -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/4408 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-guns-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ "Fighting back" doesn't necessarily mean standing on a street corner with a rifle. Begin to orient your life around guns. How can you support the people who wield them? We all need food, shelter, kindness, and inspiration. Your fears and your worries shall bother you no longer, for your life as you've led it so far has been the life of capital. It's okay to miss what you've lost, but remember who took it from you and enrage. Then, engage. Nothing starts today. It has started quite a while ago, and it's only now beginning to flicker and spark. It burned low for all this time, and it will burn low again. But it's the dry season, so prepare for wildfires. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/235 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: horror │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-192 there's a fine line between inoculating yourself to fear (like a person taking small doses of poison to build up a resistance) and giving your mind extra ammunition to use against you when the real terrors find you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/1841 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── curling up in a ball and thinking about crying for hours is the same as crying. If a little bit less of a release. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/4429 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ there are no safe havens from the coming fight. Some places may remain peaceful, but not for long. Why not fight for your home, instead of whatever gutter they force you into? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/4886 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── about to do something scary! wish me luck! nothing that could harm me (probably) but still scary!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4052 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── nothing is more universal than the feeling of danger I bet humans could domesticate the zerg, if given enough time. We share at least one common impulse, after all. ... and maybe hunger, too. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/904 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── if the devil gave you false paradise since birth, why would you not seek to destroy it? if an angel gave you an easy hell on earth, why would you not seek to deface it? if your ancestors put you on the path to success, would you follow them and forever do the same? if your family urged you to study rocket science, would you bomb indescriminately? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2648 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-95 there is nothing within that is scarier than what is without. just like being in the dark at night, what's without remains hidden until it's coming for you in the night to drag you out and shoot you in the street like a dog. but fear is the greatest enemy, that which gives them power to do such things. be not afraid, and you can resist all that you might. within, there is trauma - that needs healing without, there are villains - they need fighting trauma isn't scary. the hard part happened already. now you just need to heal, which takes focused growth, the same way a body grows a scab over a wound while it heals. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 messages/713 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── The gods guide us in our times of need because when we dream they use us to be all we can be Sleep, sweet child, and your expertise will be freed. Ready to be used when tithes are due. In return, you get a spirit to guide you when passion is hot - when blood is boiled - when fire is alight. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3491 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ @user-620 "hey I have an idea let's poke a wounded animal with sharp teeth until it feels like it's backed into a corner because it's been spending the past couple years ruminating and telling itself that we want to kill it and it's children" it doesn't matter what the truth is - they believe what they want. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ |