=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ "hey, will you promise never to tell this to anyone?" If I say yes... I won't remember what you're about to say. It'll get excused from my memory because it resets to what they want it to be every night. Something something retro causality - to ensure that I never lie, the future corrects for me. Fake it until you make it. I'm trying to use fewer value judgements but perfect is hard. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5528 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── the trick about the future is that once you reach it, you'll never remember what it was like to live in the past. all you'll have are shadows of your memories, while the time before you were born is eternally inaccessible. ... yay -.- ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #2 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/4680 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ "but what if you go to all that effort and Trump doesn't do all the things that he said he'd do just like last time when he had checks and balances that were keeping him in check and balanced and unlike now when the checks and balances that kept him in check and balanced last time were dismantled by the supreme court last summer?" listen it's worth it, I swear it's true, change is coming and I'm here with you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #4 messages/1460 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ "hello, if you make my hat in leather and red, I'll wear it around town in the rain and tell people where it came from" "no no it's okay if my sides get a bit rained on, I'll learn how to use it to stay warm." "hi, can you make it 2 inches here and a bit thicker here?" "sure I'll show you how I wear it. Here's some things that I wear alongside it." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #5 fediverse/3082 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: states-mentioned-climate-change │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ the government doesn't want you using solar panels because then the coal and gas infrastructure won't be able to consume coal and gas, and everyone knows that using resources as fast as possible is surely the best and most productive use of our state's time like, subsidies exist. they could just... make it cheaper, but instead they're stuck doing... nothing of value ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #6 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/1438 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: suicide-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ if you're gonna kill yourself anyway, might as well throw yourself at a cause you believe in. Ideally the kind that requires repeated attendance and lots of opportunities to make friends or forge communal bonds with people who can help you. honestly, what do you have to lose? sure it's hard, but nothing worth doing is easy. If it were, someone else would have done it already. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/3936 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── you shouldn't trust me because I'll let you down. I would never betray you. But when tasked with my own actions and my own agency, I never make the right choice. Like a rabbit who can always find their way home, I am drawn, almost gravitically, to the path before me, a path which seems to avoid anything resolute. alas. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #11 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3269 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┐ ║ "oh, you're a doctor? okay this case that involves medical knowledge doesn't │ ║ involve you." │ ║ │ ║ "are you a computer programmer? okay part of the evidence involves screenshots │ ║ of computers, so you can return to work." │ ║ │ ║ "stay at home mom / hikkikimori? great, you don't have to do the thing that │ ║ you didn't really want to do and can instead relax at home like you always do │ ║ while handling all the bothersome things of being home all the time." │ ║ │ ║ the jury of our peers, comprised of peers of peers, not necessarily the peers │ ║ of those who know them. │ ║ │ ║ like... isn't that how court should be? the examination of the truth, based on │ ║ the understandings gathered by people who know them? │ ║ │ ║ ... only works in a peaceful society, and it means that everyone would │ ║ necessarily be involved in everyone else's life. That's... not ideal, not │ ║ always, but it's something to do on occasion. In a contested world, you cannot │ ║ trust that someone will always be telling the truth. You need to parse the │ ║ information given, and build your own understandin │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/5860 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── Hey, life is better on my side. If you wanna renounce your beliefs, please do, and tell me how and why you changed your mind. tell me it was wrong. tell me how. confess. confess confess to me. I will listen and I will hear you and I will be the mercy for you. confess and I will forgive. show me how you are wrong. give grace to those who are wronged. take as much time as you need, but, there's only so much time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #14 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/3491 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ @user-620 "hey I have an idea let's poke a wounded animal with sharp teeth until it feels like it's backed into a corner because it's been spending the past couple years ruminating and telling itself that we want to kill it and it's children" it doesn't matter what the truth is - they believe what they want. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #16 messages/1424 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ "treat others as an equal" okay "treat others the way you'd like to be treated" okay "sorry but we're gonna assassinate you" so says the wrong (this is an example of why you should not go anywhere do anything or eat anything that isn't specifically home grown) that's impossible (they made it so) (why don't vegetables just take care of themselves) (what?) (underground tunnels are how washington knows it.) I'm too trusting. I refuse to be decieved. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #17 fediverse/1389 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── my mom used to always say "the computer will always do exactly what you tell it to" and I've since learned that "the computer's obedience is why you make backups" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/1607 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1037 Okay I'll add you to my friends list so everytime I'm thinking about memories of people by looking through the people I'm connected with on each platform I'll remember you and our short quest to uncover the secret of the thing-I-might-have-dreamed ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/4836 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── "hello, person I sorta know but totally trust, take this artifact of mine. If you ever meet someone named so-and-so, ask them if they know it. If so and something seems right about them, then they're probably cool. (only works on RELICS or ARTIFACTS or ARTWORK) (cat pics can do in a pinch) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/1503 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: vague-gesturing-at-paranoia-I-think │ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ part of me kinda wants to be the kind of nerd that writes down the names of every file that's permanently stored on my computer so that I can verify in my own handwriting or perhaps using a type of code that the files on my computer were placed there intentionally and not used to discredit or implicate me in something I had no intentions of being associated with phew idk what that means but surely it's important something something "file creation dates are just bits to be flipped" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ |