[–] 4 points 1 year ago

Philosophically, I think the pursuit of truth and the exercise of compassion are worthwhile endeavors.

But when that's too abstract, I remind myself that I have people who rely on me and benefit from my presence in their life. I work to make the world around me better than it was before, so that others can immediately, and in the future, have better lives.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I am sufficiently weird that delve isn't an especially obscure word for me to drop in a random conversation. My partner and I are likely to just use stuff like "Pontificate" at random, so, I feel weird about this.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    This article fails to address one of the main causes I see people list for not having kids. It's, "Is it okay for me to bring a kid into a world this fucked up?"

    A lot of young people are deeply certain that they're going to have to live through an ecological collapse and climate disasters. Why would they want to have a child, and be constantly faced with the fact that their kid is going to have a worse life than them. That their grandkids may not know what seasons were like?

    It's also so ridiculously expensive now. It's not worth it.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Lay down for a minute, close your eyes and just let your brain babble about shit for a bit. Then, pick one at random and try to start it. Maybe try to find something engaging to think about, because then you'll be more comfortable with doing stuff.

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    Hello all!

    I've been trying to ween myself off of the news cycle lately, so I've been looking into apps that I can use instead. Right now, I'm trying out WikWok, which is a free app that presents you with random wikipedia articles in a feed you can swipe through. It's been nice because theres fewer jumpscare news articles and it's kind of soothing.

    I learned about a kind of pottery called Fretwork because of this. It's a type of historical pottery where they put ground glass into the clay to create something visually quite similar to porcelain.

    What are apps (Android, IOS, w/e) that you are using to manage stuff or entertain yourself in a healthy way?

     

    Hey all,

    I'm new here and I wanted to start a discussion about TTRPGs that people enjoy. I really like seeing people talk passionately about those sorts of things. I'm, personally, a big fan of games by Jenna Moran (Nobilis, Glitch, etc) and have a lot of positive experience with certain Powered by the Apocalypse Games. I'm also fascinated by a lot of OSR content because I feel like it has the potential to capture some of the more interesting parts of early D&D (my partner and I discuss AD&D quite a bit).

    I used to write homebrew for Exalted and I've played some WoD games, but it's not my true passion, except maybe for Changeling the Lost. I had a long-running game of Ars Magica 5e a while ago, which was a tremendous experience and really ignited my interest in more dense, bean-countery games that I had previously been discounting in favor of lighter, more narrative-drama experiences.

    I'm not as big a fan of D&D as some, but my partner and I did meet because of 3.5e homebrew, so I do have some positive nostalgia.

    Anyway, what about you- what TTRPGs are you interested in? Which ones have you had long or interesting games with? What are you looking forward to playing, or setting up to play?

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