I don’t agree with the person you’re responding to, but you’re also incorrect. DND was not a power fantasy when it was created.

Lmao that you all downvoted me. I played ADND but sure. Tell me how you know more than me even though the only rpg you’ve ever played is 5E. enjoy your ignorance. This is why I play better games than DND now - so I can avoid this toxic 5e community.

I never ever tip if I’m picking up the food myself. No service is being rendered.

I also pretty much never get takeout anymore because the grossness of being asked for a tip ruins the experience.

A good reminder to go back and edit all your comments to [removed] if you didn’t do so when you first left.

Its a negative feedback loop. Journalism revenue dropped when the internet became popular, so news companies sqeezed their remaining paid customers even harder (more ads, higher subscriptions, more anti-consumer tactics). As a result, even more people dropped off and the news companies once again responded by making things worse.

Similar to streaming vs. piracy (people were glad to pay for Netflix when it was GOOD), I still believe the root of the issue lies primarily with the service being offered.

I’d like to pay for more news, but I know the second I get a subscription I’m going to get junk mail and harassment from that company for the rest of my life to upgrade what I’m already paying or resubscribe. As a result, I only donate to small outlets that treat their readers well.

Who do you think programs it?

I don’t eat out at resturants ever - and guess what! When that happens, they bitch and moan about my not supporting local businesses, and steal millions in PPP loans!

deleted by creator

There might be others, but The Dagger of Xian plotline in Tomb Raider II is a little “woo woo Chinese mysticism”. You plunge it into your heart and turn into a dragon.

I’m not offended by it but I’d imagine that’s not the kind of thing you’d write in a video game today.

Its Missouri, so…

I love dipping grilled cheese in coarse spicy mustard.

NYC is such a corrupt place. You feel it in every facet of life when you live there. The average NYC resident has a long commute with regular delays while the MTA eats billions of tax dollars per year. Renters get gouged by slumlord landlords and pay a 15% real estate broker fee for the privelege. The NYPD spends $121 mil in taxpayer dollars per year to operate lawlessly while solving fewer crimes and locking up anyone who tries to call them out for it.

Lemmy kept corrupting my images so I gave up. But every time I see one of your posts going forward… giddy up.

I enjoy imagining what I would do if money were no object. But agreed, I find what others actually do to be profoundly boring.

Yeah. This isn’t funny. Its just shitty, annoying behavior.

It looks more like Cotton to me.

It sounds like you’ve got a good manager, so hopefully they won’t hold that against you. This is the reality of oncall - it sucks!

When you get woken up in the middle of the night, of course you’re going to be more tired the next day. I’m the same as you - I can’t fall back asleep if its early morning so I normally just stay awake and am tired that day. You shouldn’t feel guilty for being at 1/2 capacity after working all night to solve your employer’s problems!

I tell my engineers - if you get paged off hours, however much time you spend resolving the issue, take that time back from the next workday.

I also practice what I preach - if I get paged at 3am and work on the issue until 5am, I’ll come in 2 hours late or leave 2 hours early.

I read the trilogy and the sequels. The sequels definitely aren’t as intricate and political as the trilogy. But if you like just getting lost in Asimov’s ideas and tropes they’re perfectly good books.

Erdoğan happened.

Hi dad