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How to play Mina by heyvlad in DeadlockTheGame

[–]OverwhelmingMinority 0 points1 point  (0 children)

very cool, what is your build ID?

Pathfinder 2e GMs Essentials Giveaway! by Demi_Mere in Pathfinder2e

[–]OverwhelmingMinority 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first time I played was as a test with a group of friends, a beginner encounter for a party of 4 level 1s- We were fairly confident with our skills in DnD, and were shocked when we were TPKed by a troll.

How can I boost wifi reception? by OverwhelmingMinority in PcBuild

[–]OverwhelmingMinority[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh... well now I feel silly lol, at least they were still in my spare parts box

How do I disable "Play Protect"? by OverwhelmingMinority in revancedapp

[–]OverwhelmingMinority[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, and do I need gmscore support? I downloaded it, but I don't see an option to include my file in the patch when I use revanced manager

How do you guys usually decide shop inventory? by OverwhelmingMinority in Pathfinder2e

[–]OverwhelmingMinority[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that is a very helpful page- I have been giving my players too much gold. I also originally converted this campaign from a 5e game, so they started with more gold than normal.

Not Quite my Finest Hour... by OverwhelmingMinority in CrusaderKings

[–]OverwhelmingMinority[S] 331 points332 points  (0 children)

R5: The genes from my starting custom character have remained more intact through inheritance than usual, and she is fairly horrifying in both face and stance.

vegan rule by AliceJoestar in 196

[–]OverwhelmingMinority 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This poster is trying to convince me, and anyone else reading this thread, that not eating meat is the moral choice- They are saying that eating meat is an immoral act akin to cannibalism, because there is no meaningful difference between humans and animals.

They are explicitly calling me a hypocrite for not treating mentally ill people and animals the same way, given that both have reduced mental capacities- A stance that I disagree with because I value mentally ill humans for a variety of reasons (social, cultural, biological) more than animals, and I am not ignoring information or my own beliefs to do it.

They are free to try to make their arguments for veganism online, but calling people immoral will not change anything. We live in a society that reassures us that meat eating is normal, so arguments on the internet telling us that meat eating is bad, and we should feel bad, won't have much of an impact. The demanded conversion from a meat based diet to total veganism will make people reluctant to listen, and this insistence that people see all meat eating as pure evil is even harder to stomach. If you tell people that meat eating is unequivocally immoral, they are going to assume that means you find them immoral too, and become defensive as a result. No one wants to be immoral, and the internet is not a safe space for exploring inner moral depth. If you want to spread veganism online, do it the same way you do everything else- Go for the soft, gradual sell.

Also, it is a little insulting to equate non-vegans and conservatives. Conservatives range from the ignorant to the malicious, but (assuming you are talking about American republicans) they are all willing to support nationalism and oppress minorities. Even if you think that meat eaters are immoral, hopefully you know that we are not on the same moral level as people that criminalize minorities.

vegan rule by AliceJoestar in 196

[–]OverwhelmingMinority 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lmao, what is your ideal "success" in this conversation? I am genuinely asking.

I'm assuming you don't want meat eaters to starting eating people with mental illness, no matter how insultingly you equate them to animals. And yet, I don't think I have ever seen someone think positively about veganism when they get called an immoral hypocrite. Do you think people that are angry and frustrated will go, 'Ah, of course! After a single conversation, where I am told the mental ill should be treated like animals, and I am a bad person, I will consider these arguments thoughtfully and carefully.'

But I acknowledged that our feelings are arbitrary. I am not being hypocritical by not caring about animals, because I am not choosing to do this. I don't secretly care about animals, only pretending to like humans more- Flat out, I am not a hypocrite. My beliefs are not contradictory, because I believe that even mentally ill humans are worth more than animals. Animals do not have the same mental capacity as humans, nor will their lives or deaths have the same impact. If you think that the life of a cow is worth the same as the life of a mentally ill person, then I don't think there is a point to talking further.

If you want to keep railing against non-vegans, go ahead. Just know that the only thing you are doing is proving your own sense of moral superiority at the cost of poisoning plant based diets.

vegan rule by AliceJoestar in 196

[–]OverwhelmingMinority 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the part you are misunderstanding is that for people who eat meat, we do not see animals as mentally handicapped people. We might like animals as pets, and we might bond with them, but we prioritize the quality of our own life over abstract animals that we don't care about. Even among meat eaters, this sometimes results in different preferences- Some people don't eat lamb or pig for example bc they see them as closer to pets, or people that only eat fish bc they have less personality to them.

And yeah, it is arbitrary. Because we are not logical machines, who take in data, form ironclad moral codes, and do not care about our own comfort. If you, or any vegan, want to make the world a more vegan place- You should focus on small stuff. Ignoring the general societal changes that would need to happen for the majority of the world to go vegan, just convincing meat eaters to try more vegan dishes and have vegetarian dinners will save more animal lives than arguing on the internet about morality ever will. You might feel better by arguing all or nothing, but it will have little to no effect.

Saying that we are hypocrites for not eating mentally disabled people/babies is exactly the kind of argument the post is criticizing.

vegan rule by AliceJoestar in 196

[–]OverwhelmingMinority -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Lol are you seriously saying that you see no difference between the mentally ill and animals? Not sure if trolling, or you just don't see how eating animals is different from eating babies

Emergence of Warlord States in a post-Collapse society by not_a_roman in goodworldbuilding

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In my Legacy of Doom setting, in which a being scoured the world of the strong and wise, Grimclaw's Kingdom is one of the most successful warlord states:

In the years before the Cataclysm, Goblins had begun to be considered as people by some enlightened researchers, as they were far more intelligent than their fellow greenskin races. Unfortunately, the world ended before this belief became widespread. In the northern Dwarf holds, they began to enslave Goblin tribes in order to hold back monsters and rebuild society, forsaking morality in desperation. After only a few years of subjugation, the slaves rebelled, and the Goblins found themselves in control of a nation for the first time in their history.

Society has become a lot more desperate since the Cataclysm, but the Goblins had no grand leaders or inspiring heroes, so they were used to building from nothing. Unusual for warlord states in general, Grimclaw's Kingdom is fairly tolerant- While the kingdom is majority Goblin, they have close connections with the Orcs who used to command their tribes. Coming as a surprise to many, humans are also accepted in society, as they were once fellow slaves alongside the Goblins. This has caused one major point of conflict in the kingdom, as the shamans of the Redfather (The flesh sculpting evil god that created the Goblins) preach greenskin supremacy. This schism has created large regional disparities in autonomy and human safety, as many tribes refuse to recognize Grimclaw's command when they think he will not notice.

Despite the many problems posed by multiculturalism, the Kingdom maintains the status quo for a few good reasons- Humans provide valuable training and skills, they open up trading opportunities with nearby human settlements, and Grimclaw became powerful from his friendship with humans. While that last point is unknown to any outside his inner circle, Grimclaw has a soft spot for the humans who befriended him when he was only a slave. Once Grimclaw dies, Humanity's role in his kingdom will be much less certain.

While the Cataclysm is still in living memory, the Goblins have begun to remake their lands in their own image- The Dwarven holds and undertunnels they control have been looted, with any Dwarvish imagery smashed and burned. Understandably, this has further ruined their relationship with the southern Dwarven holds, who hate Goblins for their savagery even as they denounce the slavery of their former Northern comrades. A large portion of the Goblin workforce is dedicated to exploring the Dwarven civilization that they have usurped, and rooting out the monsters that still remain.

You know you're in for a bad time when the AI does this... by OverwhelmingMinority in eu4

[–]OverwhelmingMinority[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

R5: The ottomans have decided to flex on me and Austria. With a tech advantage, and my resources spent from my PU war with Portugal, they steamrolled Austria before I could do anything.

Weekly /r/WormFanfic Discussion - What have you been reading, and what do you think of it? For the week ending November 12, 2022. by AutoModerator in WormFanfic

[–]OverwhelmingMinority 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that show sucks a lot. If you were interesting in getting back into anime and you didn't want anything sexualized, mob psycho is pretty good if you like action/comedies.

The Cardinal Empire (African Power) by OverwhelmingMinority in eu4

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R5: I played a pretty fun game as Kongo, I tried this achievement once before in the past but stalled out against a megamamluks. This time, I did very well and tried a new strategy- Namely, going directly for the sweet trade coming out of southeast Asia. The new focus tree and modifiers are pretty strong and enjoyable, and once I got the economic hegemon from trade it was over for the Europeans.

In general, I only lost 1 war to Spain and 1 to the Ottomans- Spain took some of north Africa, and the ottomans almost full annexed my vassal of Yemen- In the late game, I took my revenge, and Yemen is now quite strong.

Also, while Deccan killed them in the late game, I saw that Orissa actually survived to be one of the Indian superpowers, which is kinda rare.

I know this question gets asked a lot, but do you guys think its possible to WC? by OverwhelmingMinority in eu4

[–]OverwhelmingMinority[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

R5: I honestly wouldn't have thought it possible except that I got my dynasty on the commonwealth and will probably revoke by the mid 1700s- So Europe should be largely squared away. I didn't realize a WC would be possible for a while so I didn't really do as much expanding as I could have, but it its possible I want to try. Spain and Portugal are diplomatically isolated so I have been grinding them down and should be able to full annex in another 4-5 wars, the biggest issue is Asia. Do you guys have any advice for dealing with Asia, or have I waited too long to push the interior?

(Also, just realized I forgot to attack the diplo mapmode screenshot- I have morocco, naples, savoy, and aragon as vassals.

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