=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── "sir? The city is burning." "oh, um... Okay i guess I'll just, i dunno, play violin or something. It helps calm me down." "shouldn't you, i dunno, help put out the fires?" "me? No way, I'm royalty. If i were to stoop so low i would be destroyed." "why do you say that?" "because tragedy befalls those who speak" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5208 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-suicide-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ Look, when I promised "Revolution or Death" I got pretty busy and kinda forgot to do the "dying" part, and by now it'd be a little awkward if I offed myself for no visible reason, so... How about we try again this summer? Maybe in a month or two? I'll try to keep the fire burning a bit longer this time. plus I'm better at playing the piano now so maybe that'll help somehow. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/6078 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── "you're telling me they're gonna march in and unleash order on your city, with all the devastation it involves, and you're just gonna sit there?" ah yup "playing video games??" yep [mine as in my beloved, not mine as in my own] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #3 notes/i-told-them --- ══════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 10-22-2022 i told them over and over, but nobody wanted to know. i begged them, summer after summer, but nothing solved on it's own now i can help them, but no-one is making a move am i blind? is any of this forgiven? what's not to a lot, is little but a shot, of substance - true - but smelling like poo. that's not inspiring. it's not even chilling. you're broken just like your children. oh, posterity! i claim it for thee this feeling of wretched denial oh, simplicity! if only our lives were on trial. be the best you can be, sure, but take it from me there's more to this show than our styles. what do you think it means, for an action to have consequence? to arbite the fate of circumstance? every motion is an ocean of possibilities and purveyals think not of the commotion below. gravity, oh gravity how you condemn us to be! driven by commotion, our slithering motion, no sense in countering ourselves. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/4543 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── @user-1698 Ha that does sound pretty "fun" - I take it you aren't a pianist? I smell bad because... reasons... so I am always hyper-aware of myself when I'm in situations like that. The idea that I might ruin someone's day by being there terrifies me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #5 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/1324 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: fiction-silly-image-that-popped-into-my-head-with-no-context │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ the president of america glances down at the trembling pen in his hand, before │ ║ grasping it resolutely and adding his name to the list of world leaders │ ║ arrayed before him. │ ║ │ ║ "I'm sorry, everyone. I... tried. Fedi has won." │ ║ │ ║ they hang their heads and collectively proceed to the party thrown in their │ ║ honor by the denizens of the earth who collectively just overthrew them. │ ║ │ ║ "Hooray, now everyone can eat!" but there's no rules so the more feral types │ ║ had already been digging in. They shuffle in the door all mopey like and take │ ║ their place of honor at the empty chairs of the round table before deciding │ ║ "hey maybe it's not so bad if we mix things up a bit." │ ║ │ ║ police have been replaced with honorable chess duels, credit cards are now │ ║ just a way to make sure someone isn't buying up ALL the beanie babies and │ ║ lighting them on fire or whatever, and rent payments are a foregone │ ║ conclusion. Hooray, for simplicity, hooray, for stability, hooray, for our new │ ║ century~! │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #7 notes/elective-democracy-electors --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── we need like, several more layers between us and the president. most people only need to worry about what's nearby. sort them by location, instead of previous attempts at "many representatives" which sorted by social class or relevance. we have a tradition for it, in America, with our representatives and senators congressional discrestricts or even, what about by affiliation? voluntary, governmental corporations, run by the people for the people and yeah "I don't want to do what you're telling me to do" "okay" "there will be consequences" omg be an adult (suddenly kids forget how to be as everyone's doing the war thing) not ideal. ouch pain maybe we should stay a little bit sane why is soldiering so hardship? it could just be... another job where you didn't kill each other but you still blew stuff up and fought in tournaments and had gaming hackathons or sword-fight contests duels between people who disapproved y'know fun human stuff like... "kaboom" now we know how to blow up bits of rock neat, why did dynamite becauswer (oh right then you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #8 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/4863 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┐ ║ ┌────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ │ ║ └────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ "leftism" just means "outcomes oriented by the needs of humanity et al." │ ║ │ ║ you can accomplish "leftism" in a myriad of ways │ ║ │ ║ but 99% of the time they involve either sacrificing yourself, or sacrificing │ ║ your wealth (do the poor starve or the rich do with less?) │ ║ │ ║ to DEATH I might add, which is quite a few. │ ║ │ ║ ... alright, hand me my scabbard, I'll go vanquish some demons until the dark │ ║ thoughts are done. │ ║ │ ║ [plays video games for a moment] │ ║ │ ║ alright. so some politics were mentioned and some people got upset and there │ ║ was a whole big commotion. whatever. so what if they're at each other's │ ║ throats, ready to fite rawr tough and tussle and figure out all the ways they │ ║ can think of to kill each other. And then boom, it's done, suddenly │ ║ everything's back to normal and it's like... traumatizing. It's traumatizing! │ ║ War is trauma, can we just make it illegal to do something like that? │ ║ │ ║ ... ah see you finally had an opening, now I can sneak in and say "if a │ ║ military force has the opportunity to destroy you, t │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴──────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/5149 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── I'm picturing a building with stone outer walls and glass inner/ceiling. there are drapes along each of the glass's edges, that hide things from the cavalcade [continue this later it's a cool picture] -- stack overflow -- zines about how to chop wood or how to build a shelter are infinitely more useful than agitatory pieces. but fire is what we need, so perhaps agitation indeed. -- stack overflow -- does the queen watch each of her pawns fall in her stead? or are they faceless,/`beyond her own head? it never came easy to me, this feeling of mysteries. yet somehow I'm now more alive than dead. power is penance, after all. "hey man hows it going?" "I'm doing fine, how are you?" "well, I ran out of gas, and I need to find a way to get more." "I see. If I were in your situation, I'd ask people around for some petty cash. people still carry coins these days don't they?" "I uh, what? no, not really. so you can just ask people for things?" "yep, it's really quite simple. would you like me to follo ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/4676 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── ... but I needed to choose lawful-good at character creation in order to play a paladin. the guard looks at you with confusion, decides you're hallucinating and dangerous (because of the sword) and forcibly detains you wait, what did you think I was going to say? Did you think I was going to advocate for crimes on a public forum?? what am I a gopher? do you take me for a lemur in jamaica? am I truly so triceratops to you that you'd think I'd do something so washing machine? Get real, I'd never byzantium my way into such a utterly coherent and clearly intentional and not at all arcane situation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3216 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ me: i write gud also me: "in the garden of even, where all populations were balanced, there was no need for hatred - why hate, when you know that bloodshed was surely not for sport? why hate, when your life was won or lost in proportion to the calculation that nature determined to be the result of your struggle, to determine which survivor was most fittest?" WHICH IS IT, HUH? you can do better, self, please be better, it's better to be better, you refuse to respect yourself and then you wonder why you feel so dejected and wretched. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/3130 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── "are you helping or hurting?" I'm speaking. I'm sorry. Some works hurt some and help others. Honesty and being true to yourself is important, but there's a time and place for some words. I'm kinda bad with timing, if you couldn't tell... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/4469 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── doom is like sand thrown on a fire. don't spread it unless you are intentional about it. sometimes it's good to smother fires. other times it's cathartic. that's okay. but keep in mind the future goals. where are we trying to get to in the near future? work towards that. your emotions are fuel, not despair to wallow in. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/4470 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── to be "rich" is to have more than another. if you are happy, they are happiness poor. if you have community, they are alone. if you have serenity, they are chaotic. I am rich in very little but fire in my soul. I have enough in most cases, but I still struggle to pay rent. I am warmed by the pearl my swirling darkness has coalesced into. It nourishes me and keeps me aligned. Never forget your purpose and your truth. It will not abandon you, so long as you do so too. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #16 messages/1382 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ Some things will be broken. It's okay! Fireworks rejoice at their glorious end! But, history tends to rhyme. What once was a symbol of oppression, might one day be beloved cultural heritage. The older something is, typically, the more precious, as you can never recover relics that are lost. But, fireworks! Celebrate! Make good decisions, love to the middle east <3 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #17 messages/1190 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── oh, right... as I was saying, nobody can ever be sure if the royals are okay. not unless you can drive by and visit them at their house. "I go by every sunday" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #18 messages/1140 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── ... okay I think a demon wrote that last one. But they say angels and demons hang out with one another so they can yin-yang humans until they make decisions that reflect their true character. I don't know if that's true, and frankly I don't know if anyone says that. What could the gods, learn, from me? this is how I'd speak to posterity. For the past, I'd describe it a bit more exciting, bountiful, and heartfelt. They love that sort of thing - to know that their children's children are living their true love and fulfilling their most honest ambitions. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #19 fediverse/2626 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: green-day-lyrics-self-harm-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ where will all the martyrs go when the martyrs kill themselves and where will we all go when it's too late? it's not over till you're underground it's not over 'fore it's too late "the city's burnin'" that's not my burden it's not over 'fore it's too late (there is nothing left to analyze) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 messages/1013 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── peace is on the opposite side of conflict. Not here with the unfair. peace is eternally elusive only to those who are use-ed. peace is eternally internal next to those who are lucid. peace is necessary. peace is useful. peace is helpful. peace is beloved. peace is not always there. it is skittish, like an alley cat, but it will come if you make offerings. offer peace to me. I will nourish thee. offer war to me. I will devastate all who see me. there comes a time when all foes become blind, when your motives are no longer part of their story. at that time, they are lost to you, and they are only confused as to the things you do. they may heal in time. there may not be time. sacrifice your fallen to me, sacrifice them on the altar of tragedy, I will bane your broken resolutions I will claim your darkest allusions. fight for me, in spite of tragedy, and I will send mercy to your victims. fight for me, if you hold peace dearly, and I will sign fate's next ultimatum. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ |