I’m just waiting for some RTO’d workers to be told they’re being mass laid off, and instead they just beat the manager to death. The irony of it only being possible because they were forced back into the office will be delicious.

Is this a joke?

Cars and car-first infrastructure have been massively bad ecologically, socially, and environmentally.

The people at work who use AI the most know the least. They add very little value. AI is rather anti-labor in that way.

I’d also rather have some people who are slow and competent than fast and hallucinating

I think a lot about the job I didn’t get last year. Technical interview was trivial. They said I did very well in the system design. But they ultimately went with someone “more cross functional”. What the fuck does that even mean?

I think it’s just code for “dunno we like the other guy’s vibe better”.

Some people will do anything to continue to fit in with their group. I don’t think it’s always even a conscious choice.

Many people are just as stupid as him.

Our society prioritizes trash like nft startups instead of education

I would be happier if he wasn’t.

In my experience, some non technical people often picked up the idea that “chrome is good” and they’ll manage to install it.

So I guess you’re right - the bottom tier sticks completely with the defaults, but there’s a sizable 2nd tier that picked up the idea that chrome is good, and not much else.

Many people are aggressively non-technical.

You also said to go fuck yourself over the idea that if you want rules for something, you could play a system that does that out of the box. You also called people massive pieces of garbage. So “all I said” is some bullshit.

You’re so mad over some imaginary scenario and that other tables play differently.

Yes. You are a mess. An embarrassment, even. The only one being a baby here is you.

Furthermore, a house rule is not the same as an ad-hoc on-the-spot ruling that may or may not be repeated later.

You spent days coming up with that reply?

And you take offense at “If you want to do X, maybe look for a system that does it out of the box”? You’re ignoring the “add a house rule” option, too. Did someone hurt you by telling you to play another system, and this is trauma shutting down your brain?

You’re a mess.

Considering how you are behaving here I find it extremely unlikely that you are widely regarded as pleasant. Really. Go read your post again, where you escalated all the way to “go fuck yourself”.

Furthermore, your post is foolish.

First, an ad hoc change of rules to benefit the players is fudging. You should talk about it with your table because groups are different, but many people feel strongly about it.

Second of all, in my post I suggested that if players like being able to interrupt big spells, they could either add a house rule to cover that, or change to a system that does it out of the box. And you’re blowing up over that?

Third of all, not every table is the same. Some tables would enjoy the wreckage of “wow we really shouldn’t have bunched up like that. Well, I think I’m going to roll a rogue next because evasion sounds nice”.

Your post is garbage. You’re mad at some imaginary “evil GM” story in your head.

You’re a presumptuous and unpleasant little person, aren’t you?

I don’t think that kind of fudging makes for good DND. You could maybe remind the players that wizards cast spells earlier in the scene. But if you want something like that play a different system, or add a consistent house rule that’s written down. Some games let you interrupt spell casters.

Huge anti-fan of ad hoc stuff in otherwise rules driven games.

Still happily using Linux.

I did switch the DE to kde plasma because the cosmic desktop was giving games a lot of trouble. Opening in weird window sizes, mostly. I did some light trouble shooting but decided I didn’t care that much about the desktop environment, so I installed the 2nd one.

A DM running a traditional game of D&D?

Probably. They could have used their wealth for anything but they’re like dragons. Do you mourn for dragons in stories of knights slaying them?

I enjoy many social interactions.

Went to a concert this weekend. Chatted with the person running the merch table. Briefly chatted with a rando at the bar. Was nice.

Went to a party this weekend. Had a nice chat with some people I’d met before. Maybe came on kind of strong to the socialists in one conversation, but it was fun.

Lemmy probably isn’t going to get you a representative sample of people.