@wbuppert@ArmchairW I would argue that it's more political than military driving it. Too much focus by politicians on leaning into the military as a diplomatic stick instead of a military stick. You can build to bully or to fight a real peer, you can't do both. The budgets don't match the CONOPS.
@DevotedDruid @CLugoMTG I'd add mama chang's for sit-down sezuan chinese, and I usually drop Jaipur for indian.
Afghan Bistro/bistor aracosia/aracosia maybe deserve mention too?
@SaffronOlive Should probably look at it as:
2 combo pieces
7 1's
8 2's
7 3's
24 4+
This gives 35 mills, and we need 14 for us, 13 for opponent, max 5 mills stranded in hand, ~ 3 extra wiggle room for pitch fodder etc.
@LewdApril That being said, I'm definitely in the pro-legalization camp for prostitution; raising the floor would help most types of sex workers, and would ease access to legal help and protection.
@LewdApril Strip clubs, while legal, are adjacent to too many legal problems and criminal behavior for folks in many career fields to risk attending. I don't foresee all of those problems disappearing with unionization (dens of vice are dens of vice).
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@CubeApril There's a lot of space in between "getting by" and really thriving, and in developed nations the gap between the two is getting bigger, more random, and more dependent on intergenerational transfers.
In the 70's and 80's it was more realistic to do the basics and thrive.
@CubeApril I feel like "succeeds" is a trap. I think it's pretty clear that anyone who is born without a disability and with stable home life has very little excuse for ending up in poverty, because it's not that unreasonable to graduate, get a job, and not have kids. *Thriving* however...