this is exactly why I switched - "I hope you're well" requires no response
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stop trying to use their faces as memes. it's not going to happen
YES!! I started with Guards! Guards! and I am hooked!! They're all so good.
As the librarian would say, "Ook."
haha, retire. as long as we're dreaming, i guess i'll spend my time riding unicorns on the moon.
but seriously, if this is somehow really an option for you... i'd teach community education classes. art, programming, basic cooking, whatever. i've met a lot of great friends in community ed. i think it'd be rad to contribute back.
it could have said "captives in my dungeon" and had the same impact without involving slavery
i've done this several times, starting from scratch each time. it works for me
Poorer? No. Richer? Also no. Cheaper? Some things, like housing and wine. Other things, same or more expensive (such as electronics) Healthcare was at least as good but easier to get into.
I was constantly surprised just how normal/at home I felt. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
RUN FOR IT, MARTY!
bingo. change has to start somewhere.
the quality is really quite good for that era and storage media.
you're demonstrating at least one logical fallacy - the false dichotomy that our only choices are "vote for genocide" or "vote against genocide". this grossly misrepresents the situation. and I'm pretty sure you know what you're doing.
if you want to change things, do it from the ground up not the top down. vote for the "little" positions, the local elections. they've put us in this position with these small roles and gerrymandering. fix the illness, not the symptoms.