I swear, if people were less bazinga brained, we’d see less news stories about CP waifus and more actual art created using smaller scale image generation AI that didn’t require entire data centers to run.

It’s a week before the election. Quit browbeating me and go talk to some people who have a chance of listening to you. Or are you actually just a cynical sophist who likes winning arguments more than you do “saving democracy”?

I just wanna start DMing a game and I need to buy $150 in books to do so? The fuck.

Edit: Lots of people telling me to play other systems. Here’s what’s up:

• I want to play a 1-on-1 game with my wife
• I’ve never DMed before
• She’s never played a TTRPG, so this would be her introduction
• She’s been reading a lot of fae-related fantasy, which has me thinking she may want to play roleplay heavy with some fae storylines present
• Ideally the system wouldn’t be too crunchy or combat focused

Edit 2: I’ve spoken with her and she actually wants a more modern setting

Not fair to the other instances tbh

What do you call this phenomenon? I think of the kulaks burning their harvest and I think of schools shutting down during desegregation in the US rather than integrate. Are there any other good examples? Why do people do this?

How do I know? Because “wait, let me get my shoes” is classic prose. It was scripted, including the dead firefighter. Sacrifices had to be made. The SS would never let him pose for a photo op after an active shooter was shot. They are inherently competent just like all long standing US institutional forces. There is no other explanation.

Who said they’d have to wait until the next dem administration to see Project-2025-But-Blue?

Dems will happily throw trans people under the bus ~~as long as they get to fund blowing up brown children~~

I just bought a handheld emulator (Anbernic RG35XX) and I’m now overwhelmed with options.

I’m also expecting to be destroyed by the games some of you were playing as children, but whatever. Anything PS1 and older is appreciated.