Based on everything I see on Lemmy, I gotta start watching some Trek.

Also same, OP, same. Why a saturday at noon? Gimme Friday and I'll call in sick to work lol.

Yep, just looked it up to make sure and I'm wrong. Wow, that sucks. I was already halfway out the door on my way to PC, this just confirms that.

Ooh baby you like it when I fill your holes with my hot sticky liquid? 🥵🥵🥵

The correct answer. Tho the waffles have to be the good kind not eggo or whatever.

As long as the IAP is to remove the ads, we're good lol. I don't mind paying for that, esp for something I'll use a lot.

Can anyone compare to Jerboa? Been using it and it's pretty solid, but heard sync is great.

That's a fantastic story, and it's one of the reasons I also fell in love with everything - the community feels very welcoming. I hear the other stories of problematic players (and I watched all of C1 of CR so I did see a bit in Orion), so I know it's not all roses but it really seems like most people try to be very accepting. It's really great that it was such a positive influence on you.

For CR, I still think C2 is my favorite, but C3 is getting pretty damn crazy right now so tough to say. All of them have been pretty great.

For D20, also very difficult although I think the funniest, and therefore my recommendation for noobs, have been Starstruck, the Seven, and Escape from Bloodkeep. Fantasy High is straight gold also.

So far I've played a stars druid and now I'm multi classing fighter/wiz (only level 3 tho so not very far in). I'm def trying to play a pally and a bard next, but eventually want to try basically everything lol.

This is great, esp because this was me! I am now in my second ever campaign and loving it. Now I must protect the new fans haha

Great comment, OP is definitely conflating the two.

Well I mean it's unclear to me that we're much worse than previous points in history. I'd rather have the climate crisis over the nuclear one, or either of the world wars, or live under a feudal system where I'm owned by the local lord in his castle.

You'd rather have the climate crisis as it currently stands. I think you'll change your tune on that in coming decades but by then it'll be far too late to actually do anything about it. You're also more insulated to it's effects than many millions of people around the world who are already losing their lives, homes, livelihoods, etc and this is only a sniff of what's to come. Also, peasants in feudal times on average had more time off, made more money comparatively, and were able to travel more (yes, even serfs) than your average American currently. The chains just look a little different, they aren't gone.

I sympathize (and agree) with the belief that the current system isn't serving everyone, much less serving everyone equally. But the world is a complicated thing and we've got >7 billion people to feed! I think we should be very careful before deciding "yeah it's time to tear down the existing systems and hope that there are better systems out there". It's easier to make things worse than to make things better.

We've got 8 billion people to feed and are doing a terrible job of it. Take under half of Elon's wealth alone and you could feed the entire world, yet instead we laud these modern day dragons for their "success," instead of slaying them for the good of the people. It's easier to make things worse for you, than better for you. Billions of people currently suffering terribly for the profit of others would vehemently disagree. Also, just because the unknown is uncertain doesn't mean it should be feared. We know capitalism isn't working for the planet itself, yet people would rather stick to it because it's enriched a small fragment of humanity. You happen to be in the side of the boat that isn't currently underwater, but make no mistake that the water is pouring in.

I guess? I've wanted to start my own business a couple of times. I'm a programmer, so I've toyed with the idea and done some research into creating a few apps which I believe people would find useful, and might pay my bills. I don't own a house or a car-- I live in an apartment in a mid-size US city.

You are not a capitalist.

I'm guessing you'd consider me a pawn, but I don't. I fit your description of owning a bit of personal property, and being a worker.

You are a worker, so why look out for the interests of an entirely different class that doesn't do the same for you?

I've worked for some large companies in the past which are supposedly the "actual capitalists". But I promise they don't give two shits about social good (or social bad). They are just desperately trying to make products that people want to buy.

Therein lies the exact problem: profit is the only motive. And to get profit, capitalists have shown they are willing to do everything, damn the consequences to others, to society, to the planet. Climate change isn't a whoopsie, starving, desperate people aren't a whoopsie, train derailments aren't a whoopsie, even most wars (every American involved war since WW2) are not a whoopsie. They are all the predictable results of capitalists choosing to rake in more profits at the expense of you and I.

In my view, it's a pretty good system which constrains huge organizations like Apple to making devices, when the alternative is that they could be setting up their own governments.

Why would they need to set up their own governments when they control ours? How exactly are they constrained? Google is arguably more powerful than most nations' governments. Sure, most of that is soft power, but if trends continue it won't stay soft for much longer.

I'm really not trying to be a dick, but uhh... Look around? The world is literally on fire and efforts to put it out or even to stop pouring more gas on it are put down at every turn by capitalists in the never ending pursuit of more money for it's own sake.

Let's start here: are you a capitalist? Do you own any actual capital? I don't mean your own house or car, that is personal property not private property or anything resembling the means of production.

I ask because many people consider themselves capitalist when really they are just workers who happen to own a bit of personal property, and they make themselves essentially useful pawns for actual capitalists.

And, if you're not an actual capitalist, why are you so pro capitalism?

Prepare for productivity to tumble lol switching tabs and keeping working is much more efficient than switching between your phone and your computer screen if you're at a desk job. I guess I can understand why they want to do this but they better get a lot more lax with people being on phones, which I'm not gonna hold my breath on. Just more ways to shit on employees for other companies to emulate, love this capitalist innovation!