=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 messages/1229 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── What if we just banished people who broke the rules? Then nobody would rarely get hurt. [do they take care of them elsewhere?] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #2 fediverse/5795 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── what if we put extremely unrepentant and violent criminals, the true dangers to society, into a zoo-like enclosure where they could talk to the public. and, if the public wanted, they could be released. then, everyone else can be TRAINED AND DRILLED AND FORCED TO OBEY THE TASKMASTTERS WHIP gently and politely informed that their behavior is NOT HELPING CAM heh sorry ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #3 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #5 messages/126 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── If a kid wanted to drink alcohol all they'd have to do is walk into a liquor store and grab the first bottle they saw. Then book it. Their feet would carry them away faster than your call to 911 to report a shoplift, away to a future of sorrow. Should we seek to restrain them? Or should we make a world they do not desire to escape? Trick question, the structure of society cannot prevent non-compliance. It should not, for if it shall then it becomes ossified, and thus it cracks and it crumbles. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ 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/2031 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-1074 We've always been that way in their eyes. If they make it legal, nothing will change in how people think of you. They might be a bit bolder if there's fewer legal protections, but laws have always just been words. There are more of us than there are of them. If you have community, you'll feel safer. I know it's scary but we can get through it together. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/5880 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── I legitimately think computers should write code and software engineers should write legislation and lawyers should resolve problem tickets made by aggrieved citizens while judges do their best to just keep the boat floating ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/4692 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── what's that? a bunch of houses burnt down in california? what if we built a couple warehouses and stored all our trans girls in bunkbeds there, with rooms for LAN parties and snuggle parties in rooms full of stuffed buddies plushies with massive kitchens and sad ballpits where you can go to vent your feelings by writing on a ball with a sharpie and then when someone else is feeling sad they can come and read the balls and maybe feel something ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #10 messages/1161 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── "hey kid, if you don't tell us where you saw that car go, we'll deport your mother." - some ice guy somewhere probably ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #11 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3075 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-246 I have a lot to say. If there's no room for me, I'll make room. If they don't want me, they should say so, and break my heart a little bit. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #13 messages/1276 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── in a socialist country the criminals would have just as much wealth without any crimes. "we want more wealth" means "we want there to be fewer of us" bastards the noblest monk does so with less (oath of poverty, rewardingly forgotten) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #14 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/4751 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── apparently security through obscurity is out, and security through community is in, don't ask me how I know that teehee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/3938 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1265 you'd pull a child to the sidewalk if they were in danger, wouldn't you? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/1163 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── why are we wasting our skyscrapers on offices? we have those at home! we could do so much more with our open floor plans. there could be ports on the side for drones to enter and leave. suddenly, factory forest trees. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #18 fediverse/4706 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: cursing-mentioned-nazis-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ "oh also I should mention that if you think about her too hard or too often there's a chance she'll overhear what you're talking about anyway so try not to think about her too much." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/5251 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: CURSED-DEFINITELY-CURSED-um-maybe-cursed-maybe-not-it-really-depends-on-your-frame-of-reference │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ what if we made it an international crime to use any non-parent soldiers. essentially, forcing military force to be a cost paid in children's lives. who would deploy such a casual-stroke? why cut straight to their heart, why proceed to feast upon their liver? are they not owed the pursuit and the chase? [insert picture of deer killing] humanity is an expert in killing the least suspe-ghost. it's what we do to maintain false identity. the obscenity clause applies to the president and any other non-governmental political appointees. everything else is run like an administration, with no cause for compulsion by the class of immoral elites. she wield[ed/s] weed like a weapon ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #20 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ |