=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ "I'm not qualified to make that decision." said with confidence is one of the greatest tools of a leader. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5322 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── "I am liberatory" they tell me, yet everyone I know has a job. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #2 messages/530 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── The strength of a leader is determined not by how many arms they may bear, but by how many sets of arms they may bring to bear ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/5389 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── @user-1818 see, this is why I'm not a leader. I'm too incorruptable for politics. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #4 messages/270 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── "you're special." "I'm really not." "do you doubt my judgement? Or yourself?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/2620 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── I am not asleep. But you cannot expect a strategist to act based on information she doesn't have. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/3220 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health │ └──────────────────────┘ "I'm not depressed~!" I say as I exist ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5681 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── I'm a helper and everyone wants me to be more agentic but it's like... no... I don't wanna... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/1178 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-883 copyright is a flawed system, I'm not surprised it would keep us from the best path forward. >: ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/4225 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I'm not scared. I know that whatever happens, we're here for each other. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/1669 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── "she has a certain, I don't know what, je ne sais quoi? that I don't know what to describe as." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2348 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ "situational awareness" is just street-smarts for nerds and feds. I'm not the smartest street on the block, but there's only like four of them so ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3088 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── growing up, I wasn't around kids my age. So my standards were "as good as an adult" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/6292 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── I'm stuck. I don't know how to leverage whatever talents I have into making things happen. Maybe I should seek advice from a wise elder... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2719 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── a person is bravest with friends at their back. a person is boldest with friends at their sides. a person without friends is not a coward, they are searching for a place to abide. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/6380 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── [it won't connect because I'm not hosting it, but it's fun to think about] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #17 fediverse/3770 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── for every "I was there. I helped make it happen" we need at least a couple "I was there. I saw the whole thing go down"s because like, nobody's gonna believe a belligerent, even if they're on the defensive. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2815 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── I am NOT larping. I am expressing how I feel imaginatively. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 messages/992 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── "well done!" he said, and i can't stop thinking about how happy it made me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #20 bluesky#37 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── they said so in Portland. Now I see allies everywhere I go. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ |