You’ve definitely got more than enough to get started. Only thing I would recommend here is read through the adventure if you haven’t already. Also don’t be scared to improvise if the situation calls for you. You decide the rules you want at the table, not the books. As long as you stay consistent feel free to make any ruling you like if it works for your table.
America’s pearl clutching around all sexual topics is so insane to me. 13 year olds are gonna think about their genitals and who they’re attracted to, so why is it that we have to treat the idea of sexuality as taboo? God forbid adolescents don’t feel shame for completely normal feelings
I browse all and I would say there’s more content now than when I joined. It’s much easier to find content where actual discussion is happening too
PopSci is tricky because on one hand, it’s great that there’s a lot of interest in learning about science and it should be promoted, but on the other, the vast majority of research is so complex that you literally cannot explain it to the layman without making it wrong in some way.
I believe that the massive scale of corruption that exists within the capitalist system necessitates rebuilding from the ground up. Part of the solution is going to be intentional communities (I hope anyway) where we’re building communities with the intention of solving some of these large scale problems (scarcity, pollution, racial injustice, etc) in the community. There’s a collection of already existing communities on ic.org where you can find resources on how to build a community or where to find them. There’s every flavor of community whether you’re looking for a commune, a spiritual community, an eco-friendly community, permaculture, etc.
What did you read that made you think “This is blaming poor people!”?
The main suspected causes mentioned are poor diet, alcohol, tobacco, physical inactivity, and obesity
I just wanna say I appreciate the formatting here. Seems like there’s a lot of stuff here I would’ve never heard of otherwise. I might check out some of the new Lil Gnar/Remble/Sleepy Hallow stuff I haven’t listened to them too much.
my guess is that the 4.7% of missourians saying no are all in the ozarks/boot heel