verbalbotanics

If other sites are anything to go by, drama. Nothing but complete and total drama. Stats are ok, but only if they support maximum drama. Play analysis and tactical discussion is completely unacceptable.

Good luck trying to sell the epic Tolstoy novel "And"

That's not what Alakazam is talking about here though. Just by owning land, it generates money, magically, from "nothing". And then the vast majority of landowners use that as excuse to entrench their wealth and then you get... Waves hands at hyperinflated rent crisis what we're all stuck in now.

Whether someone wants to be one of the "good land owners" or not doesn't change the fact that the system is set up for the ones that want to exploit it

Hey that's awesome! Sounds like you're off to a fresh start.

After reading your post, I'm more on the side of following beehaw to the format that suits them best. I couldn't figure out why I wasn't finding those quality posts here after a while, and what you said about them being quickly pushed out in favor of new content makes a lot of sense.

Although I came here through the rexodus, I agree that the Reddit style format still carries a lot of problems that I'd rather not keep, and it's important to have a quality space I can post (also because I'm trans and need those spaces too)

I do still feel a need for the dopamine rush of cat pics and memes, so I'm not sure if there's a way to hybridize that with a forum? If not, there's always burner Lemmy accounts (or Tumblr lol) for that

This reminds me of that time Hemmingway tried to write a story with as few words as possible and came up with:

Baby shoes, never worn.

Luddites, the original ones were pretty rad. They were anti tech for anti capitalist reasons.

I agree that Luddite is the more correct term since it's more general now, but I hate that the term got warped over time to mean anyone that hates any new tech

"I have to work 3 jobs to make rent and health insurance"

"But look at the numbers! We're almost at full employment! Isn't that great?"

Soft rain and an umbrella

I won't call it pacifist mode exactly, but I prefer to play games like Tears of the Kingdom or even GTA by just walking around slowly and taking photos, observing the scenery. GTA San Andreas (the old ps2 version) is weirdly great for this because it has so many hazy colors and jaggy lines.

So I read the document, and I think it's actually worse than what OP wrote. Looking through the curriculum, there's a steady emphasis on African Americans as "patriots"

Identify African Americans who demonstrated heroism and patriotism (e.g.,Booker T. Washington, Jesse Owens, Tuskegee Airmen, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, President....

And conveniently there's no mention of how systemic racism and white supremacy still exist and oppress African Americans today. Garvey, etc. Are mentioned but conveniently in the past.

Which is what they want. Emphasize the model people and show that they can be patriots. Downplay what you don't like. Maybe your definition of education is different but I don't think it should be about saying we should all be good little flag salutors.

I agree that it's rage bait, but you can't trust Florida on this.

Btw the fact that America makes kids pledge an oath to a flag every morning is fucked up, just saying.

Thanks for these posts, it's a nice little reminder to check in with myself. Ups and downs, but mostly good. Feels so nice after a long day to relax playing the new Zelda. I don't care if I ever beat it, I just want to run around gathering mushrooms and stuff, it's so soothing for me.