This argument doesn’t hold water. There’s a reason specialization exists. No person can know everything about everything, and just because you know more about a specific topic doesn’t mean that individual doesn’t have specialized knowledge in another topic. By your own standard, you should be able to repair, troubleshoot, and maintain everything you utilize daily. Are you a mechanic, hvac specialist, appliance repair specialist, building inspector, ect? Unlikely.

There was a campaign in the 70’s & 80’s during the “satanic panic” by Christian groups to associate D&D with devil worship.

It was the first, and then Christian weirdos put its name recognition on a rocket to the moon, so now it’s the kleenex of the category.

It’s interesting that Epstein always seems to know where the camera is and is giving a creepy look directly into the lense, even when he’s clearly not the subject of the photo. I legit think he would have made me uncomfortable before knowing what I now know about him.

It was the general reading/vocabulary.

Very true. Hopefully, he still enjoys reading today.

I had a coworker approach me on break and start telling me about a book he was reading and how much he was enjoying it. Towards the end, he mentioned struggling with it and that he wished someone had told him how great reading was earlier. We were both damn near 30, and it was a YA novel. I resisted the asshole urge to roast him because, shit, at least he’s trying?

Anybody who thinks that behavior is rude is a busy body snake and is best avoided, regardless.

I don’t think they advertise much irl, but you can certainly find them in the darker corners of the web. If I recall correctly, it started as an academic term to describe the emerging ideology. Some of them view the term negatively, others have embraced it.

Absolutely! We need less water and more emissions!

I find it interesting that agreements with the US (trumps NAFTA replacement from his first term) would be honored. Our government can’t be trusted by anybody, including its supporters.

This isn’t unprecedented. Years ago, in Colorado, most of the sheriff’s offices refused to enforce a law governing magazine capacities, functionally nullifying the law.

With it being virtually impossible not to buy a “smart” TV, giving people the option to have connected software that doesn’t phone home is a great idea. I wish the average person was more aware of these types of options.

Yeah… they don’t do anything about the lynchings that happen here…

Yet, they love to talk about Muhammad’s child bride (not condoning here). It is very important to condemn some guy who died 1500 years ago, but not the human skidmark walking among us.

Good, ya’ll keep your trash, I’m already surrounded and under siege by enough shitty white folks.

Devestating Pyrotechnics… who would have predicted this?