=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ Paranoia sometimes hurts the people around you. It is rarely a good thing. Since the few times its important are critically important, it's considered a neutral trait, but it hurts more often than it saves. Girl, how can you be both paranoid, and yet also too trusting? What a contradiction. Somehow, you make it make sense. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5831 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── it's okay to be a little evil sometimes all things are defined in waves, and your highest peaks are nothing without low valleys to accompany them. Balance arises naturally from the contest of these two natures, and, well, you're gonna figure it out anyway no matter what I say so why bother teehee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/3386 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health │ └──────────────────────┘ observation is when you look with no assumptions. paranoia is when you assume you can be seen. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #3 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/2769 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-trauma-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ the contrast between what you want and how things are is the source of all resistance. it is also the intersection where mindsets of "denial" appear. the only person you can trust is yourself - why would you bury things like that? I bet a lot of queer people can relate... (the answer to "why" is of course, almost always trauma) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3142 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: morality │ └──────────────────────┘ all that is sufficient to be a good person is to choose the best option whenever you can. that's it we act with the decisions we are given. Hence why it's important to be as you believe. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #6 messages/217 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── The point isn't to make solutions. You're too hung up on the question of "what could be better than capitalism" Make something better when it's time. For now, just get people on your side. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/3521 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: deity-kink-wink │ └─────────────────────────┘ I trust that you will betray me. it's okay. all that I need is for you to be here, with me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #8 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/885 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── dear child. when you're born, fate flips a coin for you. sometimes it lands on it's edge, but that's rather rare. the side it lands on determines how your body will grow. the shape of your form will follow two general patterns, and the pieces are made up of a combination of your parents and their pieces. the flavor of who you are is up to you. your actions and your decisions determine what you are, everything else is unimportant. may your time be a bit more blessed than mine, and someday may posterity be a bit more blessed than antiquity. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/761 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism │ └──────────────────────┘ would be great if all the good people had all the money. Too bad it kinda feels like the opposite. Huh wonder why that is . . . ? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/1022 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-750 if you aren't afraid, then either you aren't in danger or you've misjudged your opponent. if you're constantly afraid, then they cannot yet defeat you. EDIT: either that, or they need you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/6190 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── the past is just as much a part of you as is the future. how much do you think of what lies beyond? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2547 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-mentioned-kinda-silly? │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1073 hence, why it's important to develop strong bonds with others in the masses, so that you can stay afloat, contribute, and rebuild the world they're cannibalizing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/4012 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── you can't just tell people you're enlightened. You gotta trick them, and convince them you're sane first. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/1866 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: sexuality-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────┘ listen, girls are cute and all, but have you considered... boys? and I mean yeah, true, but listen boys are cute and all, but have you considered... girls? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/3099 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── people gravitate toward other people who are in different situations but who feel the same. it's not always a bad thing to "talk past each other" - sometimes you just want to say how you feel. then again, if nobody can understand wtf you're talking about, then surely you are lost. all good ideas come at the cost of the second-most-favorable-option. all good ideas come at the cost of the current destination. [current, flawed,] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #18 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #19 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ |