=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ if you hear your enemies lose, that means you should fight harder, not give up the fight ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5345 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── you can't win every battle, but if you're losing then you've lost. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ --- #2 messages/1222 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── when they come for you, simply buy enough time for your allies to overcome-intervene. This is the truth of all conflict. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════───────┘ --- #3 fediverse/755 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── there's no greater test than a dishonorable foe. overcoming apathy is the easy part, and look how hard that is! but time and time again, bravery will win, of this I do portend. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 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 │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/2224 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── No plan survives contact with the enemy, and any plan that everyone knows is a plan that your enemy knows. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/1558 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── Just because you haven't won yet, doesn't mean you've lost. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5577 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── for every foe, you must face the woe. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/6125 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── @user-1871 conquer your foes and they will never again harm you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/5249 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── enemies are just guys you haven't figured out the value in cooperating with. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/4379 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Those who take the initiative often win, but fighting on the defensive is typically easier. Good thing we have the blessing of both. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #11 messages/601 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Those who take the initiative often win, but fighting on the defensive is typically easier. Good thing we have the blessing of both. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #12 messages/383 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── the most successful strategy is always to strike from a position of strength. whether that be timing or power, the goal is to defeat the problem that lies before you. One by one, problems are solved, until at last you're through the worst of it. Then it's just a matter of expressing dominance, and "this is how thing's're gonna be." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/3968 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── *be strong, do not become savage* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #14 bluesky#29 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── I praise victories more than losses. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/1244 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary-violence-death │ └──────────────────────────┘ in a battle, your foe's greatest weapon is the screams of your falling. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #16 messages/621 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Do not give in to despair. They've trained us to cope. Expect losses, and celebrate victories. We can do it together, you and me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/6349 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── if all you see are allies, slow down. never come to a stop, even through sleep. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ --- #18 bluesky#34 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── breathe... it's okay. calm comes from within. confidence comes when you win. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ --- #19 messages/1191 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── If you give your enemies nowhere to move, they will move against you. Much better, I find, to clear a space toward a common foe, and seek common victory separately. A bit of distance keeps the sharp parts from hurting each other, and the shared valor offers opportunities for fellowship. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/2683 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── when people are alone, they fall alone, with nobody to bolster them up. a fallen ally is a blow to morale. shaken morale makes you unsteady - broken morale is the enemy's win condition. help your allies. bolster them up. find those whose cause you share enemies with. we're going to get through it together, or not at all. though I do know we will get through it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/1747 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary-curse-beware │ └────────────────────────┘ may all your victories be pyrrhic ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #22 notes/20260713-083603.txt --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── You must always defeat your enemy at their own game. Otherwise, the game will never end. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════════─┘ --- #23 messages/521 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── War doesn't care if you use guns or swords or words or waves. War is conflict, conflict is motion, and you are in the eye of the storm. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #24 fediverse/4263 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: involuntary-blessing │ └──────────────────────────┘ blessing for you: *you are immediately stronger than you think* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #25 fediverse/4063 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── cowards run from fights they can't win the brave die unnecessarily because they might have won if the cowards didn't flee and the coward simply would not be if they did not choose to leave yet the coward is not always wrong while bravery often is. the trick is in managing inertia as water always rolls downhill. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #26 messages/768 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── when the meek are the bold and your loyalty's sold then your masters should fold or their hearts are full of cold ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ --- #27 fediverse/1684 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: generic-content-warning │ └─────────────────────────────┘ that which you resist is what you'll find, but contextual resistance is better than going in blind. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 fediverse/5844 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── @user-1429 fight fight fight the despair fight it like your life depends on it! fight for it like you're dying of no air! every day the darkness assails you every day it's there fight the darkness. fight despair. no matter your struggles, no matter how simple or mundane the struggle is what's important your fight is what matters fight for your past self. fight for the future. fight for your now self, fight for your care! it doesn't matter if you lose sometimes. you fight, that's what matters. it doesn't matter if it's hard. if it were easy, you'd get bored. if it's too hard, collapse at your leisure. the fight is what's right! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ --- #29 fediverse/2278 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── confidence is contagious, but so is despair. courage is the strength to channel despair to confident power. It is the means by which all contests are won. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #30 fediverse/4491 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── there is nothing more earnest than bravery ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #31 fediverse/6264 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── the more you can make your opponent adjust, the more you progress toward victory. burn their calories. make them work for it. if they're stronger, you're weak. plan as with that in mind. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ --- #32 fediverse/3916 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── life isn't JUST a game, but it is a game. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #33 fediverse/2450 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── "we cannot win" is a lie they tell you so that we cannot win if we all believed that, I think we'd die. and yet still we profane and yet still we remain contrasting and opposing their untruths. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ |