i prefer a world where fanfiction is allowed to be controversial and even bad than a world where we try to get rid of anything even remotely problematic.
"If what you want is a centrist campaign that's quiet on trans issues, tough on the border, distances itself from Palestinians, talks a lot about law and order, and reaches out to moderate Republicans, that candidate existed and she just lost"
~John Oliver on dems moving right
@incorrect_mtg Fully agree that magic should make the story a separate product the way GW does. I love 40k, the books and the richness of the lore made me want to play the tabletop. Magic's story was just idk, set dressing. Cool, but always left me parched and wanting more.
@a69774@BennieDotGay America literally adores its pushy religions, wtf are you on about. Have you ever been to the Midwest or the south? Can't throw a rock without hitting a church more than happy to dictate everyone's lives
Also how dare you use Terry Pratchett's image. What an insult to his legacy
@incorrect_mtg I stopped playing magic to play 40k, and honestly it was a good upgrade. While obviously some of the fandom are trash chuds who don't read lore... well, that's just the same as magic tbh. But people are very supportive for lists, building, painting, and everything else
@TheLoneStarDev @Dixie202021@ask_aubry Then you go stay home with the kids if its that important to you. How come men always talk about how vital kids are to lineage, but refuse to do the work. If it's so important, why aren't y'all jumping to it?
@mkmasan @adivinestarling But gore like that has always come with warnings? "Viewers be advised, footage may be disturbing or upsetting" or "viewer discretion is advised" is not a new warning for media.
@Yaginku1@lx_sowa@spacebeleren Lol tourists? To what fandom? The magic fandom is near non existent. The amount of actual interaction i see is tiny, it's 90% complaining. I've met two other people in real life who've read one of the books. I hope they bring new people in, I'm sick of 90% of the old guard
@politikx@HuffPost If you could be bothered to read past the headline on the original article, you might have noticed the bit about how they need parental consent for treatment. No one is doing secret surgery.
@Yaginku1@lx_sowa@spacebeleren Idk what you're talking about, Magic's flavor has been all over the place. Ravnica is not old school fantasy in any way. Nothing about Phyrexia is old school fantasy either. There has always been a merging of pop culture and tech in Magic.
This essay on AI is almost cathartic in the way that it captures and confirms so eloquently how so many of us feel. I think Mr. Chiang has gifted us with something that will be referenced and talked about for a long time. Send it to everyone you know.
@arrkstan The guy who thinks there are no black aeldari is a fake ass 40k fan, but I'm not surprised. There are too many people in that fandom with zero lore knowledge and too many ideas about fascists being right.
ADHD'ers at night: Tomorrow is the day that I get my life together. I've come up with the perfect 13 step morning routine, and scheduled every 15 minutes of my day.
ADHD'ers the next morning: *hits snooze 6 times, forgets half of the routine, misplaces the schedule*
@ksuchanek@Lady_Lusamine@XXIchiban Lol Trump isn't an anarchist, are you out of your mind??? Anarchists usually actually give a damn about people, for one.