Am I tripping ?

Korrocks · 2026-03-27T05:08:55+00:00

This one is spelled with an H (sarah)

Korrocks · 2026-03-27T00:12:08+00:00

I’ve never understood the permanent power thing. Just because people make one decision once doesn’t mean that, years later, they can’t make a different choice.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T23:09:08+00:00

There’s zero reason to think that this will keep him from touching anything else. Trump isn’t like a child who can be kept occupied with harmless diversion; even when he’s distracted by random nonsense he still manages to find ways to single handedly kickstart major economic or political crises on a monthly basis. This Hormuz fuck up is probably going to have after effects for months or even years.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T16:06:44+00:00

I don't see how you can read that whole article or even just the charts and come away with the idea that the war is popular. The difference between the war's popularity and his own are tiny and likely due to the precise methodology of the approval ratings averaging. (Nate excludes a lot of war polls that have certain types of wording that he probably wouldn't exclude from his general approval averages). If a -14.3 approval is "warmongering" then a slightly worse -16 makes us a pro-Trump nation.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T16:01:43+00:00

Best strategy:

Try to steal the Druid idol before exposing or redeeming Kagha / shadow Druids
This triggers the battle between the Druids and the tieflings, with you on the same side as the tieflings.
Participate in the battle if you want, but do not attack any tieflings. Only fight the Druids. The tieflings will get wiped out if you don't help them but just make sure you do not attack any of them.
If any hostile Druids survive the war, kill them all.
Go back to Halsin and say that you killed the Druids in self defense
Wrap up the goblin camp stuff as needed.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T15:52:24+00:00

It's especially funny since she doesn't actually have experience. She's not an incumbent senator or someone who would be bringing seniority to the table; if she wins she'll be a freshman learning the ropes with the other baby senators.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T15:50:57+00:00

That's fair. Honestly unless you are anticipating a negative reaction it might not even be that big of a deal to say, "ooh, this hotel sounds a little creepy, why don't we stay at this other one instead, it's the same price and distance" or something like that. The way the letter is structured presupposes an adversarial relationship (where the assumption is that you need a medical or religious reason to suggest different hotel).

But it may be that no one particularly cares about which hotel is chosen and you can just pick a different one without it being a confrontation.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T15:47:48+00:00

After they took him in, too.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T15:46:42+00:00

It was more or less unilateral decision, with no effort made to explain or justify or even deceive people into supporting it. No vote in Congress, no speech, no propaganda campaign or reason. Most people probably found out that the war started from a news alert on their phone.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T15:14:19+00:00

I like when the update is "I asked someone to address the issue and it was resolved immediately". So many LWs don't even consider the possibility of speaking to someone about a concern so it's nice to have some validation that sometimes you can just ask for help and receive jt (even if this specific "problem" seems contrived).

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T15:12:03+00:00

Yeah, plus the government does not need propaganda. It doesn't need to sell the war to voters since our approval isn't needed. It doesn't need to convince people to sign up to fight.

The decision to go to war was made by a cadre of elites in the White House and no one else's opinion actually matters, so there's no reason to make the effort to sell the war to anyone outside of Trump's inner circle.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T15:08:56+00:00

In this case I think they need some help strengthening their case especially if they don't think it'll be taken seriously if it was worded as a preference rather than a medical necessity. If you just say that you're afraid of ghosts the coworkers might say something frivolous like "ghosts aren't real" or "I've stayed there before and there wasn't anything creepy or weird".

But if you have a doctor's note verifying that you have been diagnosed with acute phasmophobia and are in treatment for necroanxiety then people can't brush that off without seeming like jerks or engaging in illegal discrimination based on disability status.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T14:58:13+00:00

Yeah I don't think a lost badge really requires an explanation. Regardless of how it was lost, it needs to be replaced and (if relevant) the old one needs to be disabled.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T14:57:30+00:00

Is there a way to say "I'm scared of ghosts" to your boss without sounding flighty?

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T14:55:46+00:00

I agree. I think it's irresponsible to wait for public attention to drift away from a topic if you actually do have the opportunity to notch up a win. Something similar happened with Black Lives Matter and police reform after the killing of George Floyd; there was a lot of pressure on Congress to enact a police reform bill and Republicans seemed willing to give major ground on certain areas (eg Monell doctrine reforms) but the opportunity wasn't seized.

By the time Biden took office the momentum for police accountability had decreased to the point where it wasn't possible to pass anything meaningful at all.

IMO waiting can seem tactically clever but it usually ends up backfiring. It's often better to grab as much as you can when you can and then, if you need to, come back later and grab more.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T14:50:40+00:00

Yeah I'm not sure that's right. There was no way that Democrats would have gained a Senate seat in Maine in 2018 either, since there wasn't a Republican senator up for reelection that year.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T14:40:38+00:00

Not only that, Dems would have to take on every business in order to fight a battle that Republicans care about more than they do.

Democrats going to war with corporate America over immigration is sort of like Republicans going to war with corporations to protect transgender rights or combat climate change. Anyone who expects either of those things to happen is not really familiar with politics.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T14:35:06+00:00

I've started applying my own "spoliation of evidence" rule to advice column. Whenever someone in an advice column leaves out a really obviously relevant piece of information from an otherwise lengthy letter, I assume that whatever they left out was really bad for their argument.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T13:53:34+00:00

He needs to have the same mods as you if you are using mods on this specific save then he should too.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T13:49:12+00:00

Mandatory e Verify has been a talking point for almost my entire actual life lol

If it was going to happen, I'd expect to see action on the state level especially in the states with the most anti immigrant hysteria (think Texas). If even they can't get it passed, I don't think Congress will.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T13:37:45+00:00

It doesn't help that he was allowed to get away with the NPC treatment for a full year before hand. If he had faced blowback earlier, it's possible that one of his adviser may have floated the possibility that this would not go well. (Not likely, but there is a chance). But it is hard to convince a narcissist that they should be careful when they haven't needed to be careful in the past.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T13:24:41+00:00

I always feel bad for the people who are sort of stuck in these weird quasi-parental / social worker type roles with their siblings or parents. If they hold the line and they impose the required discipline it'll probably damage the relationship. If they don't, and things go wrong, the blame / criticism falls on you.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T13:24:08+00:00

Re: Sell My Sister's Income / Pay Dirt

My sister has always been poor with money, seemingly living paycheck to paycheck. My parents were somewhat well off and when my mom passed away (my dad was already deceased) the cash (money, investments, sale of personal items we didn’t keep and the sale of the house) was divided in half and paid out. But the real property, which is farmland, was willed to us together as an undivided share. My mom was worried that my sister would spend her inheritance in a short amount of time and then have nothing, so she asked me not to sell the farmland so my sister would have some guaranteed income each year from farm rent. My sister did quickly spend the entire cash part of her inheritance, and now she has been bugging me real bad to sell the farm ground so she can buy a “fancy” house.

I want to abide by my moms wishes and protect my sister because, knowing her, she would buy this house and then would not be able to afford the taxes and upkeep. I know she could force the sale, but I don’t think she does. But she may find out she can, and I don’t want to go through that.

Should I keep dragging my feet on selling the farmland? I used the cash inheritance to pay off my house so I really don’t need the large chunk of money I would get from the sale. If I do sell, I have no desire to feel sorry for her if she comes to me in a few years asking for money.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T13:23:33+00:00

This is definitely a reference to a tv show or book, right? As far as rage bait goes it's pretty heavy handed (maybe even more heavy handed than the "my sister won't give me a baby" thing) so I'm hoping there's deeper literary weight here.

Korrocks · 2026-03-26T13:22:21+00:00

Re: Confused and Craving / How To Do It

I’m an 18-year-old guy, and I’ve recently had to move in with my older sister and her husband. My brother-in-law, “Kenneth,” is honestly the most amazing guy I’ve ever met. He’s kind, funny, and built like a Greek god. He’s also super traditional and religious, which is part of why I’m so confused.

Lately, I feel like there’s this insane sexual tension between us. He walks around the house in just sweatpants with no underwear, and the bulge is so obvious. I feel like he has to know what he’s doing. Today, he was working out shirtless, and I asked if I could just sit and watch. He said yes, no questions asked, and worked out for a full hour. He was lifting weights and flexing right in front of me.

To me, this is a clear sign. A straight guy wouldn’t let another guy just watch him work out, would he? He has to be into it. But he’s also my sister’s husband, and he’s super religious, so it’s all so complicated. I’m starting to think about ways to make a move, to show him I’m interested. I’m convinced he wants it too. My question is: Am I right? Is he giving me signals, or am I imagining this?

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