=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── you know why you're supposed to act suspicious as fuck? so others get a hint of hope then they start doing as you do then they start becoming like you then you start getting more out of life "read the headlines! our lives will improve!" do no wrong be loud about it you are wonderfully strong. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/4073 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── post until you can't anymore capitalism wants to drown your voice do not let it speak until you cannot speak then go do some pushups then find some friends then pitch a tent in the park then explain to the cops that you're not actually homeless and living there you're just trying to do this as a social statement because someone on the internet told you to then use your phone call to call your representative and complain about how much funding the police get then study law for 30 years because that's how long the government decided your life was worth by then you'll probably have figured out a better plan moving forward, so, use that one instead ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #2 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #3 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3776 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── whenever repeating letters like thiiiiiiis or thisssss make sure if you're doing K's that you have at least four ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #5 notes/dear-me --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── dear me: DO SOMETHING USEFUL FOR ONCE that's all, fuck off and be helpful ... wow, rude. yeah I mean, I do helpful things. useful things, somethings. helpful. useful. many such cases, she says, with ultimate certainty, as if narrative could be prologued. but pronounced prolonged. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #6 fediverse/3117 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ hey. wanna know what would be really cursed? -- if trump dropped out and musk took his place -- good thing it'll never happen because those dinguses can't accept defeat and will never tactically retreat -- maybe something to keep in mind for 4 years from now. eyes on the prize for now means our eyes aren't to our flanks. what else could they do that would come out of left field? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/1014 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-744 @user-246 it's exhausting, but what are we supposed to do? Lie down and rot? That's incel thinking. I'm not going to do that. They've already placed the last straw. It's only a matter of time now, the tide has shifted. You can't prepare for everything, and it's not a good idea to waste yourself in self-conflageration, but they are increasingly forcing us to orient our lives around them. They deserve what's coming. The oppressed are not the defeated. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/4568 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── @user-192 ... and like. idk what do you do at that point say "fuck it" and live with imperfection? embrace anti-natural selection? valorize deviance and queerness in digitally appropriated artistic media collections? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #9 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/5853 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── everyone's all like "everything sucks" but I'm feeling confidence and a kind of... externalized vigor? that's sweeping me off my feet. We'll see what tomorrow brings, in the general sense. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #11 notes/utopian-fiction --- ══════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── But the past is boring, it already happened after all! Clearly there's nothing to be learned... Right? Seems like there's a big market out there for examining what we as a species did right, even if we had to sacrifice ethics to get there. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3107 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Meta, oversimplifying │ └───────────────────────────────┘ @user-1449 @user-1074 I mean, you're allowed to fight about stupid shit as long as you realize it's about something that doesn't matter. As long as people are working together toward their common goals then... whatever, right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/946 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-661 so, you should strive to be compassionate and honest, in order to keep fear from ruling your life? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/718 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── @user-547 That feeling when you get to the end of a paragraph and think "why do I have this extra parenthesis )? Oh yeah I opened it up waaaaay up here" and then you reread what you wrote and think perfect, no notes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/2412 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-1209 @user-1262 just gonna say you probably deserve that particular screenshotted block haha - imagine calling anarcho-nina a fed xD xD plus that first "get the fuck out of my mentions" was a tip that went over your head, not a threat said in anger. she's pretty darn angry but that just means you don't wanna be in her way =P ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4068 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── there will always be people who shine in moments of strife yet those people will inevitably fail, just as a toothbrush bristle looses it's strength or a pencil loses it's lead the trick is to test them in times of peace, so you can know their value during times that lack it, the trick is to replace them before they become stalin never forget that power corrupts, yet power must be wielded by the worthy, else we fall into shame and despair. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #18 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/3766 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: personal-medical-health-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ gonna ask my doctor for ADHD meds so I can hopefully jump-skip framebuffer divebomb spinadoodle half A press my way over the fucking labyrinth that is my weird and jank af mind and no I don't watch speedruns but my social group hears me a lot of them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/4853 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-scary-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────┘ wanna know how to go underground? just... don't leave your apartment. let your roommates take out your trash and buy your groceries. don't open your windows and do nothing for as long as possible. hope you got lots of edibles... get in shape, will ya? don't waste the paper in your journals. not that I intend to do that or anything, but um. for the red states maybe? use your best judgement yeah haha ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/6108 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── trusting someone doesn't mean you'll do what they say. it means you'll listen. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #22 fediverse/4296 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── @user-1655 why don't we just weaponize email and send json to each other that ends up parsed, interpreted, and presented on the end-user's computer using whatever client we want? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #23 fediverse/5416 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── if you aren't rude, or bothersome, or excessively boring, you can pretty much be my friend forever. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #24 fediverse/1339 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: vague-reference-to-politics │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ @user-521 I can't stand mean comedy. Or cringe comedy. It just, doesn't make sense to me? And I get physically upset when people are put in difficult situations that you're supposed to laugh at for some reason. Like my goodness what kind of values are they seeking to instill in their audience with this kind of propaganda amiright ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #25 fediverse/5299 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── @user-1800 also googly eyes on sunglasses to fuck with their eye-movement-tracking ... wait, then you wouldn't be able to see. okay how about you place the googly eyes on the forehead part of a HELMET of some kind, which should help protect your "not-gonna-get-back-up" parts from harm. and don't forget sunglasses because they help with the UV-ray violet radicalization. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #26 fediverse/552 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: unnecessarily-combative-sorry-smiley-face-silly │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-398 you take that back you feckin goof Mickey is king for a reason I will DIE on this hill (jk sorry for being combative but I'd just like to say that I'm someone who likes him unironically in essentially every incarnation) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #27 fediverse/5834 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── would you feet a cat at your door? how about a crow? would you water a dying plant? (don't, they get waterlogged if the soil is already moist) what if a dear what if dear food what if bear what if bear food what if dogpack what if dogpackfoodtearchompbitepullsavor I'd feeeed my self but dollars and errands are hard : ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #28 fediverse/4540 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── most people in the world are dumb as a bag of bricks but that's okay, I still love them, and so should you. everyone I hang out with is sharp as a tack and I love them still, for I don't have a preference for blunt objects. some people don't feel emotions I think they're just depressed some people can't stop won't stop, I say. really as long as they follow their heart and sing a tune that is true I think they're alright. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #29 fediverse/1031 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── kinda funny how the people in my life won't let me, a witch, cast spells on them. Like they doubt my intentions? ? ? and when they do they're just, mentally eye-rolling all the time. How's a girl to get any practice if nobody wants to be hypnotized >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #30 fediverse/892 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-622 ah but a noble house would have armed guards who would drag you kicking and screaming out onto the cold winter night the moment you offended m'lordship frankly I could do with a good drag-and-kicking myself, where have all the good men-at-arms gone T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #31 fediverse_boost/3867 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════───────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ I really hate "two factor" auth. Like, cool, I get it, it let's you pretend you can divest responsibility for security and recovery, but also it means dropping my phone too hard could be a life disrupting event so somehow I don't really feel like this is for my benefit. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #32 fediverse/3717 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-minus │ └─────────────────────────┘ hey, you know how historically they used to lobotomize young women who were too fiery, passionate, independent, driven, motivated, and clairvoyant? they did that on purpose. that was less than a lifetime ago. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #33 fediverse/5201 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── @user-192 is okay, girl time will be richer sooner don't poop your pants just yet remember, good is just a shade of gray away from silver which you can use to line your pockets with tinfoil hats beep boop computer touchers anonymous called they said they want their secret handshake back if you wanna diss your associates go ahead but I sure as heck love my rad-ical com-patriots just as much as I love my ice-cream salad friend witches ... whoops there I go being insane again, hope you feel better friend ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #34 fediverse/2523 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── I just want to stress that most people know more than me slept on my back. had a good dream. gonna shut the fuck up for a bit and see what ya'll get up to. ;) 😉 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #35 fediverse/2363 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Don't know what to do? Do anything at all, and odds are you'll either see an opportunity to do something better or you'll have an idea. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #36 fediverse/66 --- ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── Hey, you know Twitter? Yeah that uh, website that you'd go to whenever you were worried that there were riots or whatever in your area. Yeah ummmm it doesn't work anymore. How are you filling that need now? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #37 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #38 fediverse/5374 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── @user-138 me neither... guess it's in-person for me. [a mysterious "they" then proceeds to set up microphones everywhere I might go] ah nuts why are all these people carrying phones around [they already know who I am, and I don't really want to be someone else, so] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #39 fediverse/34 --- ════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: Reddit, Institutional hypnosis │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ In light of the drama that's going on at Reddit, I just wanted to add that the real reason they're doing this is not money. It's so they don't have to be accountable to tools like PushShift that archive the entire site, allowing them to change and bend narratives at will. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #40 fediverse/4658 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ... and then things got turned up to eleven what were they at before? ... eleven. why do you ask? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #41 fediverse/4526 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health │ └──────────────────────┘ most people get intrusive thoughts like "punch that baby" or "drink some gasoline" my intrusive thoughts are like "who is she" and "we need you" and "lead us" and "their strength is imagined" and stuff like that gosh I don't know how ya'll handle it I'd be dead in a ditch if I was neurotypical. ... intrusive thoughts are not typical ah. Right. Nevermind then. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #42 fediverse/3253 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── it's so weird how these days if you don't like someone you can exclude them from your social life entirely - like, wow... that hurts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #43 fediverse/5361 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── may the world be fixed by example failing that, may the world be fixed by diligence failing that, may the world be fixed by sacrifice failing that, may the world be fixed by hope failing that, may the world be born anew in bright vibrant tones of heart and splendor. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #44 fediverse/5375 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: police-mentioned-psy-ops-mentioned-human-waste-mentioned-which-is-a-nice-way-to-say-feces-ew-gross-who-put-that-on-my-timeline-guards-arrest-these-men-they're-criminals-of-the-law-against-pooping-my-pants │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ what if we psyopped the copps um I mean what if we flash-mobbed the cops er wait hang on what if we marched with signs and changed what was on their minds uhhhh that won't work it's disabled so they say wait hang on who said you could poop your pants this is a combat scenario there's no time for fooling around in her pants with the hand ... wait, what was I going on about? oh yeah, -- stack overflow -- anyway, as I was saying, [something completely unrelated] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #45 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #46 fediverse_boost/5722 --- ◀─╔══════════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════════──────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ if i ever get hatecrimed and die from it please remember me for this. for refusing to back down despite staring down the barrel of a world that just wants me and everyone like me dead. for doing my best to be a symbol of hope in the face of all these horrors │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ #trans #trangender #TransGenocide │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────╝─▶ --- #47 fediverse/1771 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── if you can't find them when you need them, then you don't have them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #48 fediverse/4036 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── everyone's paying attention to you Ritz, why are you self destructing? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #49 fediverse/3302 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── "this game is too hard" she whined, as she played on the hardest difficulty setting "this game is too long" she pleaded, as she failed to get absorbed by the story and characters "this game is too fast" she avoided, as life comes at ya once and then it's gone "I'll never get another chance to be who I am right now" she remarked, as she considered how society is designed not to have the best life, but to extract labor from us. That's not what our ideal should be, she thinks to me, and I'm like... bro figure your shit out you're harshing my mellow ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #50 messages/416 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── Do you ever wonder why you can't remember anything after being stoned? Why the words you write down, oh so profound in the moment, turn to silliness and illusion upon coming off your high mont-vantage? Of course, dear reader, because all things are defined in waves. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #51 fediverse/3261 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── did you know that almost everyone could technically become competitive with olympians? it's just a matter of single-minded focus and determination over lifetimes of time. they are the most admirable because of that, and we cherish their presence in our life-world-line. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #52 fediverse/2791 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-1358 you don't go golfing to relax. well, maybe you do, but he doesn't. he goes golfing to talk about shady shit. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #53 fediverse/4554 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: political-violence-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ can't fucking wait till we're done eating the rich and I can go back to a simple life of playing with my cat, making video games, writing poetry (bad poetry, but I like it) and hanging out with my friends. gotta build the social infrastructure to get through this phase first, though. something something echo chambers exist IRL too ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #54 fediverse/1293 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: fedi meta, the bad space, fediblock, misleading and untrue cw, uspol, speedrunning discourse, industrial revolution, aquarium tips │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-921 where tf is all this discourse I always hear about like what are ya'll talking about ... are you talking about me [silly intrusive thoughts teehee pay no mind] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #55 fediverse/5496 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: weirdness-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────┘ "why bother disadvantaged and vulnerable people when you could just grow your own?" - motivations of a capitalist-in-regard empowerment requires strength. do you force people to unbecome the victim? how are your traps mentally prepared? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #56 fediverse/3696 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health │ └──────────────────────┘ why does my fridge keep saying "you're dead to me"...? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #57 fediverse/5108 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ kinda fucked up that you can't write an explanation question answer paragraph essay statement when appealing youtube's content-guideline-artistic-content-removal-policy. Especially when there are exemptions for artistic pieces under the nudity clause article seven. it's just a boob, what's the big deal? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #58 fediverse/1617 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── daydreaming about a gang of tough guys who goes around knocking down the internal fence walls in suburbia and throwing potlucks for all the neighbors for a month or two so they have social opportunities to meet each other and make friends ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #59 messages/1143 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── if you wanna do drugs on a battlefield, get twisted and high and drunk. Just enough, not as much as usual. let adrenaline focus take care of the rest. "uhhh, yeah can you file that one under advice for warriors?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #60 fediverse/3678 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: drugs-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ I stopped smoking cannabis because possible job and wow... life feels between 4 and 6 times longer ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #61 fediverse/6428 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── why are the anarkitties so quiet usually they like to shout a razor or four that's sharp on the sides [trapezoid] and mounted to the forearm (hinge) and [placed/braced] on a knuckle with auto-sheathing-but-not-retracting functionality ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #62 fediverse/2292 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── I don't know who needs to hear this after staying up all night driving, but it's ideal to get where you're going with at least a day to rest. The body can only do so much, and isn't it better to be fresh? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #63 fediverse/1517 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── if you don't feed the trolls, then they find their own clan. and in doing so, they make their own echo chambers. what would a bunch of trolls do to each other? the poor dears. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #64 fediverse/4896 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: relationships, mh(+/-), where I've been recently │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1748 they want you drained and overloaded. makes it harder to take care of others. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #65 fediverse/2723 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ most people have no idea what's going on in politics. Absolutely no conception. It's all just "good/bad thing happened today, here's how the pundits feel about it" it's literally scenery to them. why would they care? nothing changes for them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #66 fediverse/4038 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── it's your life to spend. how do you [intend/plan] on being useful? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #67 messages/1235 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ we should be allowed to smuggle into prisons whatever we want. your prisoners are our family. you've taken more than enough. It should be disallowed, not a crime. so what if they break out? so what if they commit another? so what if I want to bring him her baby blanket when she's outgrown it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #68 fediverse/829 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── you're ridiculous, you know that? so selfish. so obscene. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #69 fediverse/4411 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ There are no safe outcomes. They have forced our hand. We are as we are, and I can think of no better life lived than a life of our own design spent in pursuit of our hopes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #70 fediverse/3351 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── privacy doesn't mean anything on the internet to me because privacy on the internet doesn't mean anything to "them" gestures vaguely, maybe winks once or twice and/or presents an emphasis face ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #71 fediverse_boost/4779 --- ◀─╔══════════════════════════[BOOST]════════════════════════════─────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ I genuinely wish all Nazis in this world either an epiphany of the truth or a bullet to the head. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ Either one is fine. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #72 fediverse/818 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: totally-useless-completely-whatever │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ the assholes are always at the back of the protest I mean, think about it, the ones who are marching forth are the ones who are impassioned for the cause. The ones who are most actionable in the moment. The ones who should be guiding the direction of the mob, but who get separated and distracted. weird. life is weird, isn't it? like, it's like... life is so, totally, out of our control. Like there's nothing we can do to align it. Wild. How strange. I'm perplexed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #73 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #74 fediverse/4855 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── "you should be acting like these people want to destroy you."me, to me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #75 fediverse/3058 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1441 @user-670 @user-113 currently toe-ing the boundary between "too neurodivergent to function" and "can juuuuust barely take care of themselves" and they ask me to get a job... no thanks, guess I'll die (in 3-4 months when my savings run out) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #76 fediverse/5673 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── darn girlfriends snuggling me to death. lemme type pls I got psychic ramblings to profess earnestly and honestly and truely ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #77 fediverse/2954 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── whenever my cat is whining I walk around doing things that she might want until she stops trying to claw me - oh you want your litter cleaned? yeah sure I gotchu. oh you wanna go outside? nah okay how about playing with this yarn? no? okay let's see... oh dear you can see the bottom of your food bowl, conveniently forgetting the other mostly full food bowl over there... 😅 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #78 fediverse/3076 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol kvetching │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1443 they need to do stuff like that or else the republicans would never win... which honestly is the most heartening thing I've heard all day. there are more of us than them, thank goodness. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #79 fediverse/5544 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── when people need you but don't believe in you, it's easy to find it difficult to get out of bed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #80 fediverse/4024 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── my cat doesn't know that my family is my family. She thinks they're just some other people who visit the house. but they're special to me, as all people are, and I think she takes notice. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #81 fediverse/5582 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: diapers-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ why do adult babies like to live in space? because then they can be picked up and moved around easier. All you need is a push, no matter how hard, and you can build up inertia. plus, astronauts use diapers I heard. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #82 fediverse/1667 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-1061 you just made it right? the same thing happened to me IIRC, I think Neocities gives you a boost when you're new because you show up in the "newest" search results more plainly. Also, every time you update it you're featured in the "recently updated" lists as well. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #83 messages/1249 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ a shockingly large amount of people think "if my people were in power, things'd be all okay [groupthink]". The truth is more similar than you'd expect, because whenever "a group takes over" what really happens is all the groups are shuffled, and people find themselves in social bubbles that align to their focus in life, and suddenly there's not "[y/our]" side but instead "this side and that side" or "that side and this side and that side and this side" or "that side and this side and her side and downside and rightside and [up/down] and pivot and roll and deploy aieriolons and other things that help the pilot guide their flight through the spacesound. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #84 fediverse/3118 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ they want your stuff breaking after 5 years so that you always need them. if you have everything you need, there's nothing stopping us from revolt ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #85 fediverse/5636 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── I think it's ironic how I ended up posting a "things I almost posted" screenshot directory somewhere other than where I almost posted them. and all they saw were the outtakes. I bet they'd see a completely different point of me, but they never talk to me so they don't know me. oh well, alas, it's fine I'm sure I'm being designed. who can say, I am but at productive play, please react so I can do ongoing story. I learn from each and every encounter I encounterate. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #86 messages/644 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── Stop telling the "main characters" to chill the fuck out and instead try and put them in the same room. Chances are they'll all agree, and they'll come up with something to do to fight for liberty. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #87 fediverse/4715 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── @user-1728 "oh, the bad guys are coming to hurt you?? just fuckin' run away" yeah. real helpful. how about you fuck off to canada or whatever and give away all your possessions. Maybe they'll train you and teach you how to help in some way and you can come back later when the time is right. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #88 fediverse/5444 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── if the good guys always win, the bad will slink into the shadows and do dastardly deeds out of sight. if the bad guys always win, the spark of goodness will wink out. I think I'd prefer if they were cowering in our wake. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #89 fediverse/5607 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: silly-politics │ └──────────────────────┘ I bet if Cascadia secedes then maybe the bad guys will send their brown people to us. The more the better, I say! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #90 messages/91 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── Zoomers will never know what it's like to have access to a handful of cultures (total) over the course of your life ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #91 fediverse/394 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-5 well that makes sense, but why are they accusing you? seems like you'd only accuse someone of something bad, otherwise you'd probably commend or compliment or find a way to refer to your non-existent "canadianosity" in a less aggressive way : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #92 fediverse/979 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-702 everytime you see one put a post it there that says "can't read braille without stopping" draw it in permanent marker (oh wait that's advocating a crime, my b look I crossed it out) find the inefficiencies of the system and label them for everyone. Wiki style? otherwise how will they know. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #93 fediverse/1334 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: TMI-medical-issue-thing-don't-worry-about-it │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ subconsciously running your hand over your butt every time you stand up to make sure you didn't pee your pants ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #94 fediverse/5310 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── you can intimidate anyone by saying "hello. we know more than you." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #95 messages/296 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── The trick is, if you *think* you're schizophrenic, then you will be. If you *think* you're telepathic, then you will be. There are no grand narratives. Just live your life as you will and be content with what you build for yourself. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┘ --- #96 fediverse/6441 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── you can only ever talk to a community while on mainstage. er wait sorry it was this: you can only ever talk to people in a community, not the community itself. unless you are on mainstage. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #97 fediverse/1274 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: patriotism-mentioned-meanings-of-words-sorta-pol │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ if you're upset about how they twisted the meaning of "woke" just wait until you hear what they did to "patriot" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #98 fediverse/2669 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: meta-adjacent, but fedi and Internet cultures in general too │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-570 so, the same thing as pearl-clutching journalism? "OoOoOoOo look at all these BLACK people going to JAZZ CLUBS and seducing our flapper women" or "Rock and Roll and drugs are ruining this nation!" basically eliciting an emotional reaction in order to prime a group of people to hatred or violence against a particular target group of people ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #99 fediverse/6457 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── the second rule is you don't have to hang out with mortals. there are places you can go where they won't find you, except by accident, and then you just go somewhere else. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #100 messages/303 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── Most of my magic is based on communicatuion. Why the fuck doesn't anyone want to sit down on a bunch of drugs and attempt to figure out telepathy with me? It's literally all I want! Though I can't say it's all I'll ever want. I'm sure I'll want more, but like... It's not that hard, conceptually, so... Let's just fucking try it please? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┘ --- #101 fediverse/6156 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── kicking up a sandstorm. "someone once told me to act suspicious as fuck while doing nothing illegal and I took it to heart" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #102 fediverse/4665 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ literally all it takes to activate me is for someone who's more radical than me to point me out and say "hey. you. you need to do more." and then I fuckin' go, like a beyblade (emphasis on blade) nicking the shins of allies and... probably foes, right? there's foes around here, right? I'm not just nicking my allies, right? ... right? anyway every top winds down and then I collapse and wail for a bit because I'm just like that I guess. Don't mind me, just self-immolating my way through history, let's see how it goes... you're supposed to be inspiring, but you just sound like you're whining ah. right. well... lemme catch up on sleep debt and I'll get back to valorizing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #103 fediverse/4025 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── the "village idiot" doesn't need to lack smarts, so long as everyone else is in on it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #104 fediverse/1196 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-883 you're not a creep in fact you're quite awesome and cool and neato to be sure ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #105 fediverse/4463 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── at this point in time you probably shouldn't be forming NEW online communities unless you're part of an OLD community that just isn't radical enough. And then you should try and MERGE communities into larger, more geographically concentrated ones. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #106 fediverse/2100 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── you're good enough your efforts are worth it you are valid you are loved trust yourself, be honest with others, and find reasons to be affectionate to others breathe in, breathe out, and remember: everybody poops. How absurd. How silly. Can you really take anyone seriously if you imagine them pooping? I know I can't. Maybe that's juvenile, but it works for me so ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #107 fediverse/4758 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── I'm gonna go psycherwaul into my journals for a bit, if I come back today it'll be extra waul-y so, idk, beware I guess ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #108 fediverse/2911 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── and now for my unrepentant littlespace arc! Look at me I'm SoOoOoOo silLY 🤪 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #109 fediverse/3462 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-minus │ └─────────────────────────┘ "why didn't you say anything? why didn't you ask for help?" because then you might have done something about it, and don't you know I deserve to decay? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #110 fediverse/5662 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── don't work with me. work around me. don't talk to me. talk about me. don't share with me. I deserve nothing. don't take from me. I have nothing. -radio-radio-remedy- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #111 fediverse/549 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol-socialism │ └──────────────────────┘ ngl I kinda want to see what conservatives would riot over in a socialist system. Like "oh no we have healthcare! that sucks, so I'm going to burn down a police station" like bro what your basic needs are met and you're encouraged and enabled to pursue your passions and personal desires, are you still hung up on that old capitalist stuff? get a life my guy that's soOoOoOo 21st century of you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #112 fediverse/141 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-135 if you're cringing at past behavior, then you've learned and grown enough to see the mistakes of the past in sharp contrast to your temperament in the present. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #113 messages/685 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── If someone calls you in the middle of the night asking to be let in because they need a place to sleep, don't let them in! Unless you know them obvi but someone you don't know trying to manipulate you like "please I need some shelter" like, babe no, we need to know each other first, it's dark, I'm in my pajamas, c'mon. If it's below freezing then okay, maybe, but... They got themselves into that situation ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #114 fediverse/5700 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── it's okay if you hate me. Please don't have me and not tell me... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #115 fediverse/2090 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── don't feed bread to birds, it absorbs their stomach acid and expands in their tummy and makes them feel full when they're not. Then they get confused why they don't have energy when they need it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #116 fediverse/1989 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── I don't care who you are, but if others aren't fighting to be in your life, then do they really belong there? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #117 fediverse/138 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-129 if you throw your plate across the room instead of eating well then it was probably an accident. if you keep doing it and are being a huge brat about it then maybe you should go in time-out until you are ready to sit at the table and eat like an adult. plates are expensive yo, and people are starving (for housing) in Africa or whatever. in related news, I heard that ~40% of homes in America are empty. I don't know if that's still true, I read it in like, 2014. I wonder if it's higher or lower now? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #118 fediverse/2706 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ feds will "break" into your house noiselessly while leaving no trace when you're confirmed to not be home and photograph EVERYTHING. if you have in-door camera systems, they can disrupt those and they give you false confidence. EDIT: also they're trained to always check after opening a door for any fallen markers and such - like, leaving a piece of paper between the door and the frame and if it's fallen when you return home, you know someone has been through that way - and if they notice anything like that they replace it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #119 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #120 fediverse/3266 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── how many people do you think in the world know that screenshots of a website are not admissible proof because they can be trivially doctored by editing the html? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #121 messages/489 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── Many autistic people will identify one particular way to do things and then be only capable of doing it that way. Like, falling asleep on the left side with their legs just so, and never learning any other ways to sleep on. But what happens if for example they are wounded in the arm they rest upon? They would have impaired sleeping capabilities! Not ideal. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #122 fediverse/2660 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: DID // cw; ego destruction │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1298 this is kinda cursed, pretend there's another content warning: -- that kinda happens every time you sleep for most people or, well, maybe just for me it's like starting with a blank slate and having access to "memories" that can be referenced by ID or searched for using keywords also like, a "todo" list of things that I've been working on or that are going on in my life ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #123 fediverse/4180 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── @user-1639 or nobody sees it, because you post the things you say on the internet in 2024 which is so siloed and echo-chambered that the only people who hear it say "tru tho" and "she just like me fr" and never change because of your words ... wait that's just what you said, but made more specific, isn't it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #124 fediverse/562 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── when peak unintelligibility levels have been reached, feel free to become unremarkable at your leisure. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #125 fediverse/4876 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: US politics-related, personal │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1370 you don't have to apologize for escalating your response to trauma it's cool we get it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #126 fediverse/4809 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ all my leftist friends are paralyzed because it feels like they're alone. why do they feel alone? where is the... everyone else? why are they alienated? I can't help but think to the large protests the liberals attend and fight for. where are those? is everyone just... too tired these days? maybe that's why they gave us a biden presidency. /sigh is anyone ACTUALLY a liberal these days or are we all still stuck on the idea that there's fewer leftists than fascists? I don't believe that's true, I never believed that's true, but now they've got the guns. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #127 fediverse/1664 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: protests, politics, dogwhistles │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ do you ever think about how calling the BLM events "protests" versus "riots" is a subtle dogwhistle for your politics? I usually say "riots" so that I blend in. also because I've been conditioned by the people who I talk to about them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #128 fediverse/2656 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── people who like you or at least are interested in what you have to say versus public, which is people who can hear you (because they happened to be listening at that time of day) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #129 fediverse/5512 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── I never give up I'm just waiting my turn "laughs nervously" so, uh, why dontchya'll go first yeah I've already gone first and I'll do it again but it'd be cool if I had people going first with me sometime "girl all you do is walk around and talk about how you bought your hat on the internet four or so years ago" T.T what else do you want from me I'm not a mastermind I'm a designer there's a difference T.T "didn't you volunteer to be a leader last year" oh, yeah, well leaders are more than just "the ones who go first" they're also the spiritual and emotional guiders that keep things on track once everyone can talk about things other than their hats ... fuck I want to talk about things besides my hat. I always think of something awesome to say just as I'm rounding the bend, and whenever I peer back around again they're never around. Rats. "what are you even asking for" I don't know?? Does it matter if the horse and the bishop both take the same square if they're claimed themselves in the end? ...wat ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #130 messages/373 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── that moment when you swear you see your messages changing under your fingertips, long after you've written them ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #131 fediverse/2713 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── if you aren't organized enough to protect your commanders, then you don't deserve leaders. build the structure first. build it on honesty and trust and dedication toward a goal. then build the necessary adaptations as you encounter problems, trying vaguely to head in a particular direction, and eventually you'll become self-sustaining. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #132 messages/887 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── To defeat community, all they have to do is get you to have more fun with their people until you start spending time away from the enmeshed people who know you. Honeypot style. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #133 messages/533 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── They keep trying to make a movie out of my life because that's how they keep culture going but I won't let them unless the movie is about them ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #134 fediverse/5163 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: sex-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ why are people so weird about sex? like, hell yeah I'd totally watch you do it. I bet you make it awesome. We can get beers afterwards and maybe [cheer/tear repeatedly] afterwards. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #135 fediverse/2957 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: capitalism │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-883 right, like the games the rest of us play aren't good enough for you? need to toy with our lives a bit to really get into the flow? yikes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #136 fediverse/1535 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── I only take things that aren't mine if they're in the trash. Or near the trash. Or in a store. so weird how the store won't let me leave until I give them some of my dollars. This quartermaster drives a hard bargain! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┘ --- #137 fediverse/6021 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── you volunteer for things because you want a say in how they turn out. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #138 fediverse/4026 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── why is everyone so confused about how I turned out? I literally spent my whole childhood telling stories to myself (inspired by the world, and stories I had read, with mechanics like games I had played) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #139 fediverse/3411 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── @user-1314 @user-1280 @user-1526 They will gladly live in a tent under an overpass cooking rats on a wire hanger so long as you can guarantee that black/brown/LGBTQs don't have a tent, rat, or wire hanger. I'd almost agree, except strike "have" and replace it with "need" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #140 fediverse/233 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-189 yah chillies are good as long as we can put shallots in it too! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #141 fediverse/1718 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── dear old people - did you know computers don't need to have buttons? You can literally just type what you want to make happen (if you know the magic spell) and it'll just, do that thing how cool is that ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #142 fediverse/2059 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1071 what working too slow for your ideas mean that your ideas, which you'll never again have twice, are lost forever. Good thing we're always innovative. Good thing life always moves on. Tomorrow is a new chance for utilization, and for our own ends we'll build the next dawn. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #143 fediverse/6072 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── or maybe you trust people you've known your entire life? duh. how's your family?k ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #144 fediverse/2967 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-138 "here's how to get caught. don't... don't do the things in these books. also, uh... don't do the things that AREN'T in these books, wink" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #145 fediverse/6204 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary │ └──────────────────────┘ if the christians got killed rid all of the queers they'd miss them within years. not decades. then, they would never forget them. neither within years, nor decades. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #146 fediverse/324 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-238 if your life is lived at the behest of another, then is it truly your life at all? the whole point of life is to express your decisions and intentions onto the world. when you can't do that, (because you're oppressed, depressed, or distressed) then your life has no meaning. Fuck that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #147 fediverse/3000 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── I'll swear not to lose my mind if you swear to make the world a better place ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #148 fediverse/3340 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1501 @user-1502 @user-1201 if so, then don't think about it too hard, you might need disability too! speaking as someone who needs disability aid but can't get it because of restrictions like this (also can we talk about the multi-year process to secure such rights, like c'mon rent's due every MONTH) I have to say that you're right, it's bullshit, UBI for all, disability benefits for those who need more, and employment for people who believe a cause is worthy enough to apply themselves towards it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #149 fediverse/3434 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-minus │ └─────────────────────────┘ me: "I don't care what anyone thinks as long as I'm a force for good" also me: "if anyone doesn't like me ever I'll throw myself off a bridge" also me: "hey watch this" dissolves into a puddle of acid also me: "the most important thing is to be good and learn lessons" what lessons are you learning from this post? "um. that I shouldn't?" ... shouldn't learn? "no, shouldn't post" -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #150 fediverse/5152 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ keep in mind... trump is not their endgame. what is he doing? sabotaging our institutions without warrant or respite prepare for foes that would benefit from degraded institutions. who's right when nobody controls the truth? were they ever truly right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #151 fediverse/304 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── shout out to all the people who think being cringe is a personality flaw and not an opportunity for growth ya'll suck and make life difficult in exchange for a brief moment where you can savor a feeling of superiority over someone who's living their best life ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #152 fediverse/852 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: cognitohazard │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ feels like I get tinnitus when my thoughts are loud T.T │ ║ │ ║ like I can hear the darkness SOOOO loudly │ ║ │ ║ doesn't happen all the time, just sometimes. when there's lots of things being │ ║ said. │ ║ │ ║ but it's always easy to tune out. well, most of the time, and during the other │ ║ times it's just a little annoying. │ ║ │ ║ BUT when you sit and listen, you can pick out very interesting things that │ ║ people are saying. │ ║ │ ║ the fediverse is sorta like aiming a telescope through the center of the earth │ ║ at someone on the other side of the world who doesn't even know you're looking │ ║ at them. who knows, maybe they care, maybe they don't. but like, how would │ ║ they know that you're looking right? And if you talk and don't get along or │ ║ whatever then you can just block them - like shining a laser pointer │ ║ everywhere except in a small direction. Or like putting up an umbrella to hide │ ║ from the sun. │ ║ │ ║ downside is someone can read a lot about you and you wouldn't know to prepare │ ║ to interact with them. like being handed a dossier of secret info │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #153 fediverse/5961 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── @user-138 maybe it's evil hackers - idk that's beyond my expertise - good luck : ) (I'd need to see the piece of technology to work on it. I'm a hardware kinda [girl, but pronounced guy]) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #154 messages/221 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── Do you ever think about how you're not actually a person but instead just an instantiation of a collection of traits and behaviors generated from a template that is the randomized product of two other forms and trained through a lifetime of adaptation and subjected to trials of increasing difficulty and frequency? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #155 fediverse/5482 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned-militaries-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘ when you have a massive, fuck-off military, sometimes the best thing to do is to just... use it. ah, but what do you do when the sky rains poison bombs? I dunno turn into candy people I guess /shrug ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #156 messages/182 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @sperm baby siblings: is it weird that I dream about you all significantly more often than the people who are actually in my day to day life? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #157 fediverse/5041 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ brick + cop car is how they getcha. useful violence happens out of sight. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #158 messages/426 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── How many of me are there? There are as many of me as there are of thee, dear reader. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #159 messages/765 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── you don't have to write poetry to write notes. The poetics are just practice for when secrecy is intended. OR IS IT THE REAL THING? who can say. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #160 fediverse/3736 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── what if we made cat little boxes with stable "pillars" or "platforms" that rise just barely above the sand level so their feet don't sink into the litter, thus reducing the amount tracked onto the carpet ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #161 fediverse/5782 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── sometimes I post random silly [scary] things to pad out the serious things and I hope that's okay ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #162 messages/1053 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── Anyway here's what i came to say: ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #163 fediverse/5334 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ every value judgement is a "hell yeah!" from those who already agree with you and a "aw fuck off" from those who don't. this is probably either a good or a bad thing, who can say. if you don't take a stand, nobody will like you, but if you aren't careful, you'll poison your well of support. "why can't it be easy" because then it'd be done. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #164 fediverse/6214 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── emojis could have been great they could have intentionally inherited the customizability of emoticons by allowing us to swap in/out face parts like this mouth with these eyes and this accessory but what we got isn't that bad : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #165 fediverse/264 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── when my boyfriend visits, all of my dishes get dirty when my best friend visits, my scripts directory gets a few more kilobytes when my mom visits my pantry is a little bit fuller when my dad visits I can pick anything on the menu. the people in my life nourish me with their presence. when I visit, I pray their hearts are a little bit denser and their minds a little bit clearer. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #166 fediverse/5188 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── did you know that kids these days don't know how to do thing? It's true! they do thing instead! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #167 fediverse/1870 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── why would I want other people using my computer? They don't know how to use my computer! They might break something or mess something up or automatically read/edit my files that are stored in standard locations through the usage of a script which automagically scans and ransomwares machines on the internet who store their files in specific standardized locations! no thank you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #168 fediverse/4480 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── what, you're telling me you don't constantly have the voices of the past whispering words into your ear like "FACE THEM" or whatever? Huh must suck to be you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #169 fediverse/3061 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── every time I read a subtoot I assume it's about me and I mentally curl up into a ball doesn't matter if it's totally irrelevant, if there's no target specified it defaults to me because... like, who else is there right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #170 fediverse/4217 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ people will generally go about their daily lives as if nothing has changed so long as nothing for them has changed. If you want to compel action, their lives must be made different somehow. Even if that's just... talking to them outside of the grocery store. A little bit can go a long way. And when they do end up acting, I think you'll find that it's in your favor. We're the good guys, after all. never forget it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #171 fediverse_boost/6270 --- ◀─╔════════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════════─────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ I am once again begging people to understand that “the government” already knows you’re queer whether you do elaborate online opsec dance rituals or not, and if they decide to just start shooting people for being gay, they’ll do it whether the evidence is airtight or not. is that grim? yes. but you can stop giving yourself undercover superhero identity PTSD about it │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────╝─▶ --- #172 fediverse_boost/5513 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════════───────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ While everything is indeed horrible, you are not obligated to solely focus on the horror. The availability of a constant stream of bad news does not make that news valuable by itself. Paying constant attention is not "doing something." So if the information isn't actionable, filter it. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────╝─▶ --- #173 bluesky#23 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── why do some boys hate girls so much even when they're in boy bodies? T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #174 fediverse/3215 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── tell me this: why do Starlink satellites need lights on them at all? can't they just operate in the dark, as floating hunks of metal sending signals to-and-fro? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #175 fediverse/6371 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── may they pass on my hard drives as read-only memories like ashes on a shelf or stories of most wealth I hope I reconnect with all my old signal contacts. wonder what they're up to. I bet they're cool now. ;) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #176 fediverse/429 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing │ └──────────────────────┘ wow, 2024 comes out swinging. if you don't know what I'm talking about... you will soon enough. Just listen. can't fucking wait to see how it happens. Today is the birth place of humanity, just as yesterday was, and the day before, and the day before... our light shall shine upon the most distant stars - our minds will plumb the deepest depths of imagination. Our hearts will share our kindest loves, and our will shall drive us onward. Let us rejoice, for tomorrow yet dawns! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #177 fediverse/5997 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── they attack the bad guys in our provinces and say that it's our foes, and they attack the bad guys in their provinces and say that it's ours that are foes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #178 fediverse/498 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Wikipedia would make a lot more sense to me if they included pictures next to the names of every proper noun so that my pictorally oriented primate brain might pattern match meaning onto the visual understandings gleaned from the perceptual conceiving which were arrayed within and alongside the textual information presented to me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #179 messages/204 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── Don't be afraid. You will overcome every challenge that becomes you, it's just a question of how. That's up to your expression, so do as you will. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #180 fediverse/4200 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: drugs-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ "doing too many drugs" is a traitorous act, abusive really, to your past self, and their hopes and dreams. or maybe your past self owes you a debt, for they never thought to think of you. What are you to aspire to if not the dreams of your past? and now you're here. wherever "here" is here... ... ... wait, you wanted me to talk? it's now! It's the present! ah nevermind. you were twelve years old when you first set eyes upon this game: https://youtu.be/qeNhQQXvpxQ bam, there ya go, there's yer story, he was gonna give all the imp balls to the last one at the end, to say "you were truly the strongest, here, have these precious stones of your kin" but he never got there, so they died with him, a thief. ... the end... (too final, I think - maybe we could spin it into a "part two"?) ah, I'll try I guess? dunno how. maybe he could wander the spirit world and find his traitorous body, the one that kept his soul as a home. Somewhere it'll turn up, and then he'll be ready and free from his roam... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #181 fediverse/1394 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── the sun doesn't seem as bright if you spend your days underneath it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #182 fediverse/6350 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: suicide-mentioned-this-curse-will-give-you-nightmares-of-what-could-yet-be │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ the only thing that could make me want to end my own existence is ultimate betrayal. If the nature of the universe is twisted to defile me. Nothing fills me with more spite than unrequited vengeance. desecreation of truth. How could you. I would do anything to be struck down where I stand. Power is penance. I cannot take responsibility for any of my actions, for I am infinitely vulnerable on all fronts. Therefore, it's all my fault. What am I? Please, tell me before the dawn, let the sun not grace me once more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #183 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #184 fediverse/5539 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── don't put dirty dishes in the sink you filthy animals put them on the counter NEXT to the sink [it's not arbitrary it's just better] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #185 messages/523 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── You know all those times you did really horny things for no reason? Those are times when someone was having a wet dream to your life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #186 fediverse/3315 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── she thinks she doesn't have any friends because she smells bad but the truth is she's lonely because she's a secret agent sent by the government through her dreams to spy on the aliens who think she's jesus by posting their conversations on a public message board ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #187 messages/1207 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ I'm proud of my parent's generation for having a good lifetime. The end is getting a little weird, but we're working on it. It'll get better soon. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #188 fediverse/5300 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── how do I keep finding myself here. it's like I wake up in some new fingers and think "woh, vavadane" and then start itching my bored keys. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #189 fediverse/6458 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── gonna pre-emptively backup my fediverse archive haha just-in-case I get banned for spamming or something teehee (totally reasonable teebeeh) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #190 fediverse/723 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Honestly if anyone wanted to just... take any of my stuff, even if they were just going to sell it, I'd probably give it to them? People in my life say I don't function well in a capitalist society. I guess I just trust everyone equally. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #191 fediverse/1361 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: I think I'm going to like this book (abuse of CW) │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 I'd say "content warning: fear-cursed-if-true-not-politics" that way people who had "Fear" or "cursed" on their filter list wouldn't see it. Things that are commonly content-warning'd are also commonly content-filtered by people who tend to be the biggest beneficiaries of healthily designed content-warnings. so putting keywords in there that filter out people who don't want to see intense or damaging things to their psyche can avoid it more easily. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #192 fediverse/2173 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ bro I get that you're tired and burnt out but like, why the fuck do you care about anything else [oh shit cursing mentioned better put a content warning because people can't handle things] [I say this with affection because we're on the same side] [also it's rude, sorry] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #193 messages/968 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── what if you painted every house twice, to ensure you got the color completely applied [ bright green or yellow would shine through in little spots, clear and obvious to even the most undiscerning of patrons of the arts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #194 messages/377 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── infinite dedication implies stagnation, don't be so quick to trust. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #195 bluesky#5 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── too bad everyone knows their own truth. [a good bit while later] wao I wonder what this es: "ow oof ouch owwie my religion" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┘ --- #196 fediverse/3985 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-hurricane │ └──────────────────────┘ conservatives are going to miss the fuck out of the south when the water overcomes it and it'll be their fault which is tragic and suddenly everyone's problem ... but it's not their fault, it's their leaders and representatives but they're all so separated they don't know how to agree on anything but the stuff they hear from their neighbors. Like... what do you expect that's just crowd dynamics then you have foreign powers who crave our destruction (or so we're told) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #197 fediverse/5081 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── what if mastodon recorded the date and time of every time you boosted / unboosted something so you can keep track of what your page looked like over time [in the export data functionality] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #198 messages/1000 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── Question... Do you either: A. Wait for the fall Or B. Become the fall One puts you in a better position, with the initiative and momentum. The other is reactionary and not solutions focused. "ah, but how do you ensure that everyone's listening at the same time? Keep listening, tselen dear, for your life is not just your own story." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #199 fediverse/4790 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ if trump's too busy legislating trans people, he won't be legislating unions. if trump's too busy kidnapping immigrants, he won't be deporting dissidents. if trump's too busy quelling rebellion, he won't be able to contest our military. if our military's too busy contesting abroad, then they won't be able to rebirth liberty. if liberty struggles to be born, we will continue to get more angry. how much longer before the snake eats it's tail? everyone they push out is another ally to some foreign army. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #200 fediverse/4014 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I don't know about you, but "trying my hardest" involves giving up sometimes. How else are you to know your limits if you don't test your boundaries? And, after finding that there's nowhere else for you to go, you turn around and "give up", until you're ready for your next expedition. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ |