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The best argument against the electoral college is that none of the contentious issues that we vote for representatives on can have their position premised on geography.
I was given the impression by several extremely annoying Democrats that a major reason why we needed to vote for you was to keep Republicans out of power because they were, quote, "going to destroy Democracy."
The Last Jedi reaction was when I decided that the only just world is one which never satisfies a fucking Star Wars fan.
Once again, if your counter argument to "why didn't Dem leadership do anything" is "something something civics" that is...not a good advertisement for the benefits of having them in power.
If the "civics lesson" is what blocks them from doing the right thing, I expect them to attack and dismantle the "civics lesson."
Okay so I've seen some discourse because of the "Jason" post about Actual Plays.
So, the thing about the "Matt Mercer Effect" is *not* that you can't be "as good at D&D" as professional actors.
Its that what they are doing isn't even really anything like playing D&D.
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I've noticed a trend in fandom where people treat stories as if the author is simply describing a world that actually exists, rather than making storytelling decisions that can be critiqued on their own merits
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I don't understand why Dems think "Actually, if you UNDERSTOOD CIVICS, you would GET how the PEOPLE we are asking you to VOTE FOR are actually POWERLESS to DO THINGS once elected" is like, a mobilizing message.
You know prior to this thing with Ohio I thought what a lot of rwingers needed to do was shut the fuck up and now I'm kinda feeling like maybe we will never see peace if they get to keep living here.
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"D&D 5e as it's typically played, portrayed on streams, depicted in memes, and generally percieved by the D&D fandom" and "D&D 5e as it exists in the actual texts of the books" are totally different games.
This art is a pretty accurate representation of the former.
I absolutely resent the notion that the role of GM/MC/DM is one of specific authority or one of creative output, even when I play games where that's naturally true.
this expectation is a perfect example of what we are talking about when we say that "D&D culture defines the hobby in ways that seem neutral but are not"
You have a whole world to build and maintain? Why? Why is that a default expectation? Why is it the expectation that no one else you're playing the game with could do that? Or change it? Or ignore it? Why are their *separate rules* for the "world" to begin with?
example: they "don't care" that a character is gay, theoretically, but are enraged that the character might be gay "intentionally" or "ideologically" or with "political purpose" or "as the result of interference with the design"