God damn that’s a great game. At the same time, I think they did this knowing that folks would die all the time, so they didn’t want each death to be super punishing.

Thank you for sharing this. I had no idea of this practice. I can easily see how this form of monasticism can be beneficial and harmful.

It’s depressing how many people need to learn this. Even more depressing is now many people never learn.

It’s far more than just looking to one set of scripture when it comes to the charedi movement in Israel. They’re reading in thousands of years of Rabbinic Judaism, most importantly the idea that the sacrificial cult of Ancient Israelite Religion (A.K.A. Torah) is the way God wants people to engage in worship. It’s using thousands of years of anti-Semitism as a cudgel to state “we can’t be oppressors because we were oppressed.”

My hot take is that one reason for a strong connection between the U.S. and Israel is that Israel is a settler-colonial, white supremacist, patriarchal, theocratic apartheid ethnostate. There’s a non-insignificant portion of the U.S. populace who wish the U.S. had the same kind of government.

While I think ableism is an issue, I don’t see you describing that. What I see you describing white supremacy, because that is what created and reinforced inherited wealth. Add on the Property Theology (which I’ve been told has origins in Calvinism) and it helps solidify race and class hierarchies.

Damn, that’s beautiful.

As an aside, a joke: How do you know if someone uses Arch? They’ll tell you.

I don’t think most people understand the damage lockdowns inflicted on children’s mental health. It’s devastating, and still being investigated. But because children don’t pay taxes and policies view children as parental property, they’re not seen as important people worth studying or being cared for at the same level as taxpayers.

Damn, even ChatGPT understands the importance of safety better than most humans.

I’m already lactose intolerant, so this is double 🤢. Nooooooo thank you.

I have dreamt of having a druid with all levels of Warshaper and at least 1 level of Master of Many Forms. The possibility of always being in wild shape with all of the benefits of Warshaper sounds so much fun.

And it’s so blatant too.

Mr. Trump intends to bring independent agencies — like the Federal Communications Commission, which makes and enforces rules for television and internet companies, and the Federal Trade Commission, which enforces various antitrust and other consumer protection rules against businesses — under direct presidential control.

First thing listed in the article is control the message, which is done by controlling the media. Straight out of the fascist playbook.

I got you, friend.

I had a double take because I thought I was in the ATLA community.

I think for a number of us it’s nostalgia, like what @Tosti@feddit.nl was saying. I too was there when the old memes were formed. And I think you’re on to something too, OP.

I’m at a loss for words. Brilliant.

The only kind of Dik-dik pic that I’m okay with.

And what’s wrong with being a femboy slut?

I’m a huge fan of Evolve, an idle game played in the browser which only requires a network connection to start up. Saves are text that you can export and load to a file. There’s lots of strategy, all kinds of ways to play, and makes for some funny stories.

I feel personally attacked by this highly relatable content.

Now I want to wear a utilikilt while storming the headquarters of fossil fuel corporations.