i'm really new to this game but have years of Paradox game experience, including a bit in Victoria 2. i've done some short tutorial plays with Belgium and Sweden.

i know lots of random decisions come up and there's significant rng. is there any way or series of steps to effectively neutralize the southern planters (civil war or otherwise), stop the indigenous colonization while also somehow protecting their decentralized nations from the other powers? as well as the best route to socialism, anarchism, or even tolerant liberalism as fast as possible?

right now in my experimental run im just doing capitalism as fast as possible as well as staved off a Southern Planter coup. i already reduced their power and im only building in the northern states and bolstering Intelligentsia and the capitalists. i had an event that allowed me to reduce the trail of tears effects significantly (which triggered the coup, but haha get fucked i stopped it, whigs are in power now)

im also trying to keep the indian territory independent and friendly. don't know what to do about the colonization that is happening at game start

i'll totally start my game over if there's a better way.

just wanted to let everyone know that i do read everything, react IRL, and upbear. my social anxiety and ADHD has crawled even into my posting/commenting online which i was immune to when younger. i was wild in early forums and chatrooms

also not sure how long is too long to reply. things move slower in the lemmyverse but i'm so afraid of a reply being too "stale"

whats everyone else think about reply/comment protocol real or imagined?

from @1rrzs on twitter:

His name will be remembered when Palestine will be free

RIP Aaron Bushnell

this is what i need/am looking for:

1. note taking on android, maybe PC too.
2. easy to check them off, ability to set it to push notification about specific notes
3. tied to a calendar
4. voice to text capabilities. i need to be able to dictate a reminder on the go.
5. preferably free but i would totally pay for these features. just not subscription model

Commiepunk I love the little details like the 3 arrows poster in the newstand. one for $, one for the republican party and one for the democrats. apparently the PUA is a democratic socialist state led by a coalition of the CPA and a socialist party. more art by Fan Wennan