=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── thx 1138 is interesting because it paints a picture of a society adrift, as if they no longer had any tether to reality. Like an asteroid colony or colony ship or other long-term space installation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/994 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-246 ... licorice is typically considered unlikable. interesting if true 😉 kinda wonder what it says about our collective viewpoint, as measured against licorice as a control variable. solely for gauging proportion, but like... an interesting exercise in collective orientation and comprehension. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/5350 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── honestly we should be building cities in the most boring locations, not the most beautiful. like below the crust. or space. the surface is a pleasuredome, why waste it on scrubland and turf? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/1874 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-1083 now imagine that those enslaved to a life of solitude and contemplation were suddenly freed and given purpose and community and a heartfelt goal of creating a better society ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/5988 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── but I like moonmen T.T what if the ISS was untethered "send thrusters to space? why bother? just use them down on the surface to get that extra oomph!" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #5 messages/1129 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── ai-stuff - this is how to program a society. (or software project) there are lots of other implementations ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #6 fediverse/5422 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── nobody can do anything alone. but all actions are performed individually. who is guiding the boat? society is not the boat, it is the water. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #7 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #10 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #11 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 messages/1132 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── marketers know society very well. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #13 fediverse/2188 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-1198 @user-165 In a truly just society, we might use AI to deliver us from certain types of menial tasks that have little use. But we hardly live in a just society, and it's utility value is lost if the technology is not built on a bedrock of trust. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 messages/1241 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── here's my opinion: life on earth evolved when combinations of matter were forced into increasingly difficult-to-solve maze-like environments. this was due to the strange, honeycomb structure of their rock-like crust. [water pushed through soil ] -- stack overflow -- what if we raised more of the surface of the earth (from the oceans) and built a distant aquifer? ah, because most of the ocean is sand. (make sure you know the environment you're modifying before you modify it) how rapid is 10,000 years? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #15 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/6274 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ omg what if the government shut down again wouldn't that be a surprise and an indicator to the complete inescapable incongruities between our two societies ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #17 fediverse/1841 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── curling up in a ball and thinking about crying for hours is the same as crying. If a little bit less of a release. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/1437 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── a perpetual motion machine would appear stable to the machine in motion ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 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 │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #20 fediverse_boost/3198 --- ◀─╔══════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════──────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ If #Musk is allowed to say "#CivilWar is inevitable", we're allowed to say revolution and the uncompensated nationalisation of the assets of billionaires is inevitable. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────╝─▶ |