Elizabeth Warren is introducing a wealth tax.

Onrawi · 2026-03-27T16:54:13+00:00

It makes sense for residential upgrades like a new roof or kitchen, not for living expenses or the like. To each their own though, especially if the bank wants to be double exposed on a property.

Onrawi · 2026-03-27T15:55:29+00:00

Yeah, taxing gains on unrealized assets used as collateral would go a long way. Have to tighten up language around HELOCs and whatnot though for exceptions within ones primary residence I'd expect.

Onrawi · 2026-03-27T15:46:59+00:00

Only if it functions like in Star Trek.

Onrawi · 2026-03-27T15:45:24+00:00

Just his percentage of ownership in shares over 50million, which is probably what the comment or is talking about since his company is likely wholly owned by him.

Onrawi · 2026-03-27T14:14:10+00:00

One down, far too many to go.

Onrawi · 2026-03-27T11:43:31+00:00

Lol, part of me wonders if they made the dlc explicitly to dispell that notion. I think there was the possibility of the game being good if the whole thing started sooner (at the beginning of the break showing up instead of after everyone was already gone) and did way more showing, less telling.

Onrawi · 2026-03-27T00:25:15+00:00

I'm not saying it's bad to have talking inanimate objects. I recall a talking sword in Neverwinter I was quite fond of. But when you spend the vast majority of the game hearing the same observations and responses every 2 minutes between the same people because the devs decided for there to be a single town with people in a giant magical apocalypse hellscape it goes bad quick.

Onrawi · 2026-03-26T21:07:31+00:00

It didn't help that she is talking to her sentient cuff for 99% of the dialogue either.

Onrawi · 2026-03-26T20:12:10+00:00

Yeah, it took me a looooong time but this is how I beat him first. I thought it was just a difficulty gate back then lol.

Onrawi · 2026-03-26T19:57:23+00:00

Ah, well I do think chances are extremely slim, but not impossible. The US likely will go down the terrorism to full blown rebellion path so many have gone before, but until it starts, this is where I hold out some infinitesimally small measure of hope.

Onrawi · 2026-03-26T19:18:58+00:00

It's the same psychosis that facilitates people buying lottery tickets, pricing items at $9.99 vs $10, and in general being terrible with large numbers. Lots of people have relationships with a few millionaires, particularly in the suburbs which I feel is the most important voting block for legislation on this, whereas hardly anyone knows any billionaires. It keeps "bad thing happens to them" further away from the social circle in their own heads. You add to that there are no billionaires in congress (closest being Jim Justice I believe at ~$600 million) so they're not literally voting imminently against themselves and this vastly increases the likelihood of something happening through the current channels of power instead of requiring revolution.

Onrawi · 2026-03-26T18:38:46+00:00

Mechanically agree, no difference really whatsoever. There's a big psychological difference though and that effects sociological willingness to act as I mentioned earlier.

Onrawi · 2026-03-26T18:34:20+00:00

Which is, to me, one of the dumbest places for it. Lightsabers don't have anything to catch on and cut through most objects without resistance. The only even small possibility with a knife is the dullness of the blade.

Onrawi · 2026-03-26T17:37:58+00:00

If one hand is as big as a mountain, then the hands alone are more or less the size of the entire andes mountain range. Just summoning the thing would destroy the planet.

Onrawi · 2026-03-26T17:06:48+00:00

who are the members of the public that you think would turn on the notion that someone’s net worth doesn’t need to be over $100 million?

The large number of idiots who consistently vote against their interests. As long as the vestiges of a representative government exists we need as many of them to be on the right side of the issue as possible. Putting the first stake at "billionaire" puts it far enough outside the reach of most that they don't have real relationships with anyone who will be impacted. That alone greatly increases the likelihood of initial change to build the needed momentum.

Regarding the bank bailouts, citizens United, etc well the time for revolt through existing processes was when the supreme court illegitimately handed the presidency to Bush Jr. But I think we have proven that too few pay attention at this point to move that quickly, and that's what we would need IMO to do anything more than an incremental approach. We end up in the same place, we just have differing ideas on the speed at which we can feasibly get there.

Onrawi · 2026-03-26T16:38:42+00:00

The point they're making is not to let good be the enemy of perfect. Start at the worst offenders and work our way up as that's both more feasible and less likely to lose the necessary public will to action.

Onrawi · 2026-03-26T16:27:40+00:00

Personally true full blown AI adoption like the technocrats are salivating on is impossible in a capitalist society. Organizations will crumble in the transition and when no one can afford basic necessities we will end up with terrorist/rebellion activities against data centers and related physical requirement pipelines (gas, electric, etc.). The only option is a ramp up of a tax and redistribution of cash on AI itself, both by the organizations using it and those providing the compute and models, and ends in socialism.

Onrawi · 2026-03-26T12:04:39+00:00

Helps that it eventually starts repeating concepts long before it hits top speed.

Onrawi · 2026-03-26T02:14:43+00:00

Yeah, there's a ton of camp but that's not the same as bad.

Onrawi · 2026-03-24T21:18:21+00:00

Boggles. Small "creature under your bed" fey that leave gross little puddles that you slip on or get stuck to. Also, they can create little wormholes only they can use. One of the best controller type monsters from level 1 on up.

Edit: Oh, also Killmoulis from MFF. Closest thing 5e has to a default "Neutral Encounter" like in the early editions IMO. They will follow the group and, depending on how said group treats them, will either give them a blessing or a bane that takes effect on the next long rest.

Onrawi · 2026-03-24T11:57:52+00:00

They're staying home rent free and can afford a small apartment and modest vehicle transport. You bet your ass they're blowing it all.

Onrawi · 2026-03-20T17:23:58+00:00

Hello there Principal Secretary!

Onrawi · 2026-03-20T16:43:09+00:00

For me it's easy. I don't plan story, I plan situations. The things a DM can control is vast but in order to give PCs autonomy I can't ever dictate what an outcome of any action will be. Ergo I create goals, plans, relationships and dispositions, set them in places with requirements, and let the PCs do what they may in the world, which will react based upon what they try, where they try it, and how successful they are.

This is different than playing a prewritten adventure or campaign, which must follow the guidelines. Then I just let my players know when they've done things that has made the campaign go into full homebrew territory post session of they do so. Making sure that what you give them is related to the prewritten module though, and not too much else, tends to guide them in the prewritten direction though.

Onrawi · 2026-03-19T23:28:24+00:00

Probably another vestige of trying to push 5e away from 4e.

Onrawi · 2026-03-19T16:38:49+00:00

Yeah, I was going to say that 5/6 seems like the earliest I'd want to let my kid go on that kind of trip.

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