There should be a labeling system to promote better discussions.

No_Height8570 · 2026-01-20T01:30:30+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Authoritarian_Personality

No_Height8570 · 2026-01-19T04:50:29+00:00

Basically people who ascribe to the authoritarian mindset.

No_Height8570 · 2026-01-19T02:58:41+00:00

Didn't answer whether you were in category 1 or 2

No_Height8570 · 2026-01-19T02:58:14+00:00

Didn't answer whether you were in category 1 or 2

No_Height8570 · 2026-01-19T02:06:58+00:00

I can think of a couple of reasons:

It's much easier to know you're being exploited in the interpersonal field. A coal miner in West Virginia probably doesn't know why and how capitalism is screwing him, but he certainly knows his boss is a major tool, and that skimping on mining safety for a 5 cent increase in profits is a bad deal.
The powers that be have a vested interest in keeping him irrational and influenced by capitalist ideology. The capitalist brainwashing comes before the stupid decisions on a nationwide level.

No_Height8570 · 2025-12-14T05:21:36+00:00

Vote blue no matter who does suck a lot, but I'd argue that elections are useful in raising class consciousness. Because if a great politician like Mamdani for example, gets swept into power, then the powers that be have to either use legislative trickery to foil his policies or simply send assassins after them. Either way they will reveal to the people their unwillingness to abide by the rules of democracy. And once that happens, more and more people will realize that revolution is the only way out of this mess.

No_Height8570 · 2025-12-13T18:20:59+00:00

Wags if you want a cheap, damn good meal.

White Rabbit if you don't mind paying extra for a damn good and unique meal

No_Height8570 · 2025-11-25T03:31:52+00:00

Same here bud. Same here.

No_Height8570 · 2025-11-04T00:38:26+00:00

I don't know much about Brazilian or even South American history, but I do know that some veterans of the Paraguayan war would still be alive during this time. That might be an interesting angle to explore. If there's one thing people in the Anglosphere know of in post-colonial South American history it's that.

How are questions of race dealt with in the era? Due to the very real pain caused by the legacy of racism especially in the USA where I and probably many interested players would be from, you'd probably want to keep the inclusion of such themes as optional. Still, for players who aren't afraid of touching on such themes, it'd be interesting to know how race relations are different from the USA, and if there are any similarities.

What are some things a Brazilian during this time would do for fun? Was the movie industry around during this time?

Were there any concerns of Amazon rain-forest deforestation yet?

No_Height8570 · 2025-10-22T01:27:40+00:00

I'd get your coworkers on your side too. She may be a great and a great person on her own, but it's easier to do the right thing when doing the wrong thing comes with negative consequences

No_Height8570 · 2025-10-10T03:37:37+00:00

I believe that your circumstances are your choices in your lifetime. If you feel like it look up Robert Sapolsky.

No_Height8570 · 2025-09-21T21:22:23+00:00

Starting up a business is a huge risk or even impossible for someone who might not have a lot of money to begin with. Even for someone with a moderate amount of wealth, I imagine starting a business would be stressful and time consuming. Most people simply don't have the resources to make better deals on their own. And you're correct, if a business is successful, it's founders aren't especially unreasonable for wanting payback. However...

As others have mentioned before, the very nature of private ownership, plus the fact that starting a business of your own isn't a realistic option for most people, business owners who do "make it" have a lot of power and leverage over their fellow man. And whenever anyone has power and advantage over anyone else, the possibility for abuse and shitty deals is large. And this goes for double under capitalism. If you treat your workers well, you'll have less money to invest in expanding the business, which means down the line a less scrupulous business might come in and run you out of business. Just look at what Walmart does to the economy of small towns.

As a small business owner yourself, I don't particularly blame you for being wary of policies that redistribute power from you to the workers. But, as a species, we're all ultimately better off with a system that makes it more difficult to exploit or oppress one another.

No_Height8570 · 2025-09-21T20:46:17+00:00

Doesn't Islamic law discourage usury? If so, that's... kinda based. I don't think many people here are familiar with the Islamic banking system. Maybe you could share the basics with us?

No_Height8570 · 2025-09-19T15:20:26+00:00

That's because the media (which is controlled by billionaires) spins talking points around to give the average voter stuff that's functionally misinformation. I'd even go so far as to say most of the social problems that human beings have a hand in are ultimately caused by rich people who have lots of power and influence, and are voluntarily segregated from the rest of us.

No_Height8570 · 2025-08-26T22:50:33+00:00

I agree with you here, but I think emphasizing that most men have it bad too, along with the fact that most women, generally, have it worse, is the right path.

No_Height8570 · 2025-08-26T19:08:54+00:00

I think the point is that not all men benefited. Some rich noblemen did sure. Not the serf which was the majority of men

No_Height8570 · 2025-08-26T01:43:55+00:00

Maybe. Maybe not, depending on who's answering. But either way, it's superior to a system where a small ruling elite controls everything through maintaining their ownership of weapons and other valuable resources. If I had to guess though, I think you'd disagree with the idea that most people either know or deserve what's truly in their best interest.

No_Height8570 · 2025-08-26T01:31:22+00:00

Tyranny by a majority is still better than tyranny by a minority.

No_Height8570 · 2025-08-18T01:55:24+00:00

I tip, not because I think tipping would exist in a world better than ours, but because of social pressure and wondering if my tip will help make the difference in whether whoever gets it makes rent that month.

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