paizo.com Recent Posts in Deep 6 FaWtLpaizo.com Recent Posts in Deep 6 FaWtL2024-03-19T05:11:02Z2024-03-19T05:11:02ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLSyrus Terriganhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806812024-03-19T06:55:01Z2024-03-19T05:10:59Z<p>in completely irrelevant news, i am <i>loving</i> the current state of my homebrew playtest campaign. the last few sessions have all been very solid in terms of narrative, character development, and player engagement. we're just having a blast, and it's a good thing.</p>
<p>DISCLAIMER: big honkin' wall-o'-text</p>
<p>perhaps off-topic of off-topic, but y'all are the only people i talk with on the forums anymore, so . . . .</p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>
<p>i LOVE getting to play fantasy ttrpgs. it helps make all the other nonsense more tolerable.</p>in completely irrelevant news, i am loving the current state of my homebrew playtest campaign. the last few sessions have all been very solid in terms of narrative, character development, and player engagement. we're just having a blast, and it's a good thing.
DISCLAIMER: big honkin' wall-o'-text
perhaps off-topic of off-topic, but y'all are the only people i talk with on the forums anymore, so . . . .
[Spoiler omitted]
i LOVE getting to play fantasy ttrpgs. it helps make all the other...Syrus Terrigan2024-03-19T05:10:59ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLSyrus Terriganhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806802024-03-19T04:20:47Z2024-03-19T04:13:05Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Wile E. Coyote wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Syrus Terrigan wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">David M Mallon wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Hand-painted sign seen from the truck window on the way to the job site today:</p>
<p>NO SMOKING PROPANE</p>
<p>I will certainly keep that in mind. </blockquote>i recommend rediscovering your sense of adventure . . . . </blockquote>You first! </blockquote><p>what, can't you hear the buzzing tone of my voice echoing from within the iron lung in the burn ward?Wile E. Coyote wrote:Syrus Terrigan wrote: David M Mallon wrote:Hand-painted sign seen from the truck window on the way to the job site today:
NO SMOKING PROPANE
I will certainly keep that in mind.
i recommend rediscovering your sense of adventure . . . . You first! what, can't you hear the buzzing tone of my voice echoing from within the iron lung in the burn ward?Syrus Terrigan2024-03-19T04:13:05ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLWile E. Coyote (alias of captain yesterday)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806792024-03-19T03:01:13Z2024-03-19T02:56:05Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Syrus Terrigan wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">David M Mallon wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Hand-painted sign seen from the truck window on the way to the job site today:</p>
<p>NO SMOKING PROPANE</p>
<p>I will certainly keep that in mind. </blockquote>i recommend rediscovering your sense of adventure . . . . </blockquote><p>You first!Syrus Terrigan wrote:David M Mallon wrote:Hand-painted sign seen from the truck window on the way to the job site today:
NO SMOKING PROPANE
I will certainly keep that in mind.
i recommend rediscovering your sense of adventure . . . . You first!Wile E. Coyote (alias of captain yesterday)2024-03-19T02:56:05ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLSyrus Terriganhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806782024-03-19T02:50:52Z2024-03-19T02:37:57Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">David M Mallon wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Hand-painted sign seen from the truck window on the way to the job site today:</p>
<p>NO SMOKING PROPANE</p>
<p>I will certainly keep that in mind. </blockquote><p>i recommend rediscovering your sense of adventure . . . .David M Mallon wrote:Hand-painted sign seen from the truck window on the way to the job site today:
NO SMOKING PROPANE
I will certainly keep that in mind.
i recommend rediscovering your sense of adventure . . . .Syrus Terrigan2024-03-19T02:37:57ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLLimeylongearshttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806772024-03-18T23:10:56Z2024-03-18T23:06:00Z<p>Maybe there should be a full stop after 'smoking' and a space after 'pro', and it's a message from someone who hates tobacco, but really, really likes windows.</p>Maybe there should be a full stop after 'smoking' and a space after 'pro', and it's a message from someone who hates tobacco, but really, really likes windows.Limeylongears2024-03-18T23:06:00ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLDavid M Mallon (alias of The Eldritch Mr. Shiny)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806762024-03-19T02:37:35Z2024-03-18T22:16:47Z<p>Hand-painted sign seen from the truck window on the way to the job site today:</p>
<p>NO SMOKING PROPANE</p>
<p>I will certainly keep that in mind.</p>Hand-painted sign seen from the truck window on the way to the job site today:
NO SMOKING PROPANE
I will certainly keep that in mind.David M Mallon (alias of The Eldritch Mr. Shiny)2024-03-18T22:16:47ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLNobodysHomehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806752024-03-19T02:37:29Z2024-03-18T19:34:04Z<p>Well, appearances <i>can</i> be deceiving, but at the moment it looks like my second-to-worst nightmare about the neighbors' house is coming true — a couple of <i>very</i> corporate types in luxury "I've got more money than sense" vehicles finally showed up and are checking out the house.</p>
<p>Looks like a corporate buyout and one more home that will never be owned by a family. </p>
<p>I won't go into a political tirade here, but when we sell my parents' house in a few years I'm happy that I'll be down here to hand-pick the buyers. And even if they can't pay top dollar, the buyers <i>won't</i> be a corporation.</p>Well, appearances can be deceiving, but at the moment it looks like my second-to-worst nightmare about the neighbors' house is coming true -- a couple of very corporate types in luxury "I've got more money than sense" vehicles finally showed up and are checking out the house.
Looks like a corporate buyout and one more home that will never be owned by a family.
I won't go into a political tirade here, but when we sell my parents' house in a few years I'm happy that I'll be down here to...NobodysHome2024-03-18T19:34:04ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLTriOmegaZerohttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806742024-03-18T06:51:43Z2024-03-18T03:28:18Z<p>I drove through them more than a few times on the way home for leave from Georgia. Going through the Virginias was incredibly scenic versus Tennessee/Kentucky. I-75 is a lot more industrialized.</p>I drove through them more than a few times on the way home for leave from Georgia. Going through the Virginias was incredibly scenic versus Tennessee/Kentucky. I-75 is a lot more industrialized.TriOmegaZero2024-03-18T03:28:18ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLQunnessaahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806732024-03-18T03:30:48Z2024-03-18T03:20:49Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">TriOmegaZero wrote:</div><blockquote> Dang, the disrespect to the Appalachians... </blockquote><p>The Appalachians are really pretty! If I weren’t a spoiled city princess, I wouldn’t mind hiking the IAT one day, but I don’t think I’ll ever be enough of a camping person to develop the skills for it. Never say never, but I’m not putting it on my bucket list.
<p>Fair play to them, they’ve also got the highest point in Québec that pretty much any of us southern folk is likely to be anywhere near in our lifetimes, at 1 268 m, so NY has us beat there. Wiki suggests Nunavik just gets over the line to western respectability at 1 652 m, but if I ever end up that far northeast, something has gone <i>terribly</i> wrong, unless I ever visit Scandinavian parts overseas.</p>TriOmegaZero wrote:Dang, the disrespect to the Appalachians...
The Appalachians are really pretty! If I weren’t a spoiled city princess, I wouldn’t mind hiking the IAT one day, but I don’t think I’ll ever be enough of a camping person to develop the skills for it. Never say never, but I’m not putting it on my bucket list. Fair play to them, they’ve also got the highest point in Québec that pretty much any of us southern folk is likely to be anywhere near in our lifetimes, at 1 268 m, so NY...Qunnessaa2024-03-18T03:20:49ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLWaterhammerhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806722024-03-18T03:20:47Z2024-03-18T03:13:45Z<p>Even though Oregon is certainly not a Southwestern state, there are regions of Eastern Oregon that have a definite Southwestern vibe. Those beige grasslands, so familiar…</p>Even though Oregon is certainly not a Southwestern state, there are regions of Eastern Oregon that have a definite Southwestern vibe. Those beige grasslands, so familiar…Waterhammer2024-03-18T03:13:45ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLNobodysHomehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806712024-03-18T00:10:47Z2024-03-18T00:02:02Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Drejk wrote:</div><blockquote> How many of them had reaction of 'ugh, why do people even pour that stuff into themselves?!' </blockquote><p>The game doesn't start for half an hour and the kids are already sequestered in their rooms, so I won't find out about the details until tomorrow. My only current knowledge is that both kids decided not to/forgot to partake.Drejk wrote:How many of them had reaction of 'ugh, why do people even pour that stuff into themselves?!'
The game doesn't start for half an hour and the kids are already sequestered in their rooms, so I won't find out about the details until tomorrow. My only current knowledge is that both kids decided not to/forgot to partake.NobodysHome2024-03-18T00:02:02ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLDrejk (alias of Wojciech Gruchala)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806702024-03-17T20:30:46Z2024-03-17T20:21:05Z<p>How many of them had reaction of 'ugh, why do people even pour that stuff into themselves?!'</p>How many of them had reaction of 'ugh, why do people even pour that stuff into themselves?!'Drejk (alias of Wojciech Gruchala)2024-03-17T20:21:05ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLNobodysHomehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806692024-03-17T20:20:26Z2024-03-17T20:08:21Z<p>In "those wacky irresponsible kids" news, I am pleased that it's not just <i>my</i> kids; most of the members of their extended gaming group choose neither to imbibe nor partake of semi-legal or illegal substances. (Impus Major's "drug group" is a different, older group of friends.)</p>
<p>But they have senses of humor.</p>
<p>And someone suggested that in honor of all of their party members finally meeting each other on St. Patrick's Day, they should all attempt to be somewhat tipsy for tonight's session.</p>
<p>Given their complete lack of experience with alcohol, reason won the day and some of them might have <i>one</i> shot. Though watching them attempt to go from teetotalling to straight liquor might prove seriously entertaining...</p>In "those wacky irresponsible kids" news, I am pleased that it's not just my kids; most of the members of their extended gaming group choose neither to imbibe nor partake of semi-legal or illegal substances. (Impus Major's "drug group" is a different, older group of friends.)
But they have senses of humor.
And someone suggested that in honor of all of their party members finally meeting each other on St. Patrick's Day, they should all attempt to be somewhat tipsy for tonight's session.
...NobodysHome2024-03-17T20:08:21ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLDavid M Mallon (alias of The Eldritch Mr. Shiny)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806682024-03-17T22:38:45Z2024-03-17T19:37:55Z<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/marnie/8028635380" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">On a very clear day, you can see Montreal from the summit of Whiteface Mountain.</a></p>On a very clear day, you can see Montreal from the summit of Whiteface Mountain.David M Mallon (alias of The Eldritch Mr. Shiny)2024-03-17T19:37:55ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLNobodysHomehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806672024-03-17T19:40:46Z2024-03-17T19:32:10Z<p>Yeah, pretty much anyone in Colorado and westwards has the attitude that if it isn't at least 5280' (~1.6km) in elevation, you're not allowed to call it a "mountain". So we hear about "Mount So-and-So in the Appalachians" with an elevation of 3000', and we think, "I've held my mother's legs so she could take pictures down cliffs that are higher than that!" (Or at least I do.)</p>
<p>And I'll admit, today Google taught me that the Appalachians, including in New York, routinely break that mark. That was news to me.</p>
<p>But still, our base camps tend to be at around 10,000-11,000', so we're pretty spoiled.</p>Yeah, pretty much anyone in Colorado and westwards has the attitude that if it isn't at least 5280' (~1.6km) in elevation, you're not allowed to call it a "mountain". So we hear about "Mount So-and-So in the Appalachians" with an elevation of 3000', and we think, "I've held my mother's legs so she could take pictures down cliffs that are higher than that!" (Or at least I do.)
And I'll admit, today Google taught me that the Appalachians, including in New York, routinely break that mark. That...NobodysHome2024-03-17T19:32:10ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLTriOmegaZerohttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806662024-03-18T06:50:47Z2024-03-17T19:01:29Z<p>Dang, the disrespect to the Appalachians...</p>Dang, the disrespect to the Appalachians...TriOmegaZero2024-03-17T19:01:29ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLQunnessaahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806652024-03-17T20:19:01Z2024-03-17T18:57:12Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Drejk wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">David M Mallon wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">NobodysHome wrote:</div><blockquote> While I understand that Americans' understanding of geography is a constant source of ridicule, and those on opposite coasts frequently get things ludicrously wrong (when GothBard was a child she accused a friend of lying because he claimed he was going to drive across three states in a matter of hours), I expect the <i>New York Times</i> to do better.</blockquote>I once got into an argument with a native Iowan who flatly refused to believe that there are mountains in New York State. </blockquote>There are mountains in NEW YORK?!</blockquote><p>Seconded. :) Mind you, I'm from a bit further north, and the ice age did a good job scraping most things pretty level around here. There are some neat craggy bits, but lofty peaks they ain't.
<p>Though my mother's side of the family is on the west coast, so I was brought up to believe that things smaller than the Rockies don't really count, which probably skews my perspective.</p>
<p>Not that I actually have any sense for the interior of BC, and the Prairies are a mystery to me.</p>Drejk wrote:David M Mallon wrote: NobodysHome wrote: While I understand that Americans' understanding of geography is a constant source of ridicule, and those on opposite coasts frequently get things ludicrously wrong (when GothBard was a child she accused a friend of lying because he claimed he was going to drive across three states in a matter of hours), I expect the New York Times to do better.
I once got into an argument with a native Iowan who flatly refused to believe that there are...Qunnessaa2024-03-17T18:57:12ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLFreehold DMhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806642024-03-17T19:00:47Z2024-03-17T18:55:27Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Drejk wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">David M Mallon wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">NobodysHome wrote:</div><blockquote> While I understand that Americans' understanding of geography is a constant source of ridicule, and those on opposite coasts frequently get things ludicrously wrong (when GothBard was a child she accused a friend of lying because he claimed he was going to drive across three states in a matter of hours), I expect the <i>New York Times</i> to do better.</blockquote>I once got into an argument with a native Iowan who flatly refused to believe that there are mountains in New York State. </blockquote><p>There are mountains in NEW YORK?!
<p>Freehold, you need to show us photos!</p>
<p>•• spoiler omitted •• </blockquote><p>I believe I did share pics when I went to the cloisters, which is a pretty naked mountain chain in NYC.
<p>Also have to drive through mountains when taking the scenic route to work.</p>Drejk wrote:David M Mallon wrote: NobodysHome wrote: While I understand that Americans' understanding of geography is a constant source of ridicule, and those on opposite coasts frequently get things ludicrously wrong (when GothBard was a child she accused a friend of lying because he claimed he was going to drive across three states in a matter of hours), I expect the New York Times to do better.
I once got into an argument with a native Iowan who flatly refused to believe that there are...Freehold DM2024-03-17T18:55:27ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLDrejk (alias of Wojciech Gruchala)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806632024-03-19T01:27:46Z2024-03-17T18:35:50Z<p><a href="https://shaperofworlds.blogspot.com/2024/03/fantasy-monster-toll-o-bell.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Fantasy Monsters: Toll-o-Bell</a>.</p>
<p>Ring the bells of doom!</p>Fantasy Monsters: Toll-o-Bell.
Ring the bells of doom!Drejk (alias of Wojciech Gruchala)2024-03-17T18:35:50ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLDrejk (alias of Wojciech Gruchala)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806622024-03-17T19:27:10Z2024-03-17T16:39:17Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">David M Mallon wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">NobodysHome wrote:</div><blockquote> While I understand that Americans' understanding of geography is a constant source of ridicule, and those on opposite coasts frequently get things ludicrously wrong (when GothBard was a child she accused a friend of lying because he claimed he was going to drive across three states in a matter of hours), I expect the <i>New York Times</i> to do better.</blockquote>I once got into an argument with a native Iowan who flatly refused to believe that there are mountains in New York State. </blockquote><p>There are mountains in NEW YORK?!
<p>Freehold, you need to show us photos!</p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>David M Mallon wrote:NobodysHome wrote: While I understand that Americans' understanding of geography is a constant source of ridicule, and those on opposite coasts frequently get things ludicrously wrong (when GothBard was a child she accused a friend of lying because he claimed he was going to drive across three states in a matter of hours), I expect the New York Times to do better.
I once got into an argument with a native Iowan who flatly refused to believe that there are mountains in...Drejk (alias of Wojciech Gruchala)2024-03-17T16:39:17ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLDavid M Mallon (alias of The Eldritch Mr. Shiny)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806612024-03-17T19:50:32Z2024-03-17T16:31:39Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">NobodysHome wrote:</div><blockquote> While I understand that Americans' understanding of geography is a constant source of ridicule, and those on opposite coasts frequently get things ludicrously wrong (when GothBard was a child she accused a friend of lying because he claimed he was going to drive across three states in a matter of hours), I expect the <i>New York Times</i> to do better.</blockquote><p>I once got into an argument with a native Iowan who flatly (no pun intended) refused to believe that there are mountains in New York State.NobodysHome wrote:While I understand that Americans' understanding of geography is a constant source of ridicule, and those on opposite coasts frequently get things ludicrously wrong (when GothBard was a child she accused a friend of lying because he claimed he was going to drive across three states in a matter of hours), I expect the New York Times to do better.
I once got into an argument with a native Iowan who flatly (no pun intended) refused to believe that there are mountains in New...David M Mallon (alias of The Eldritch Mr. Shiny)2024-03-17T16:31:39ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLNobodysHomehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806602024-03-17T19:50:20Z2024-03-17T14:42:52Z<p>While I understand that Americans' understanding of geography is a constant source of ridicule, and those on opposite coasts frequently get things ludicrously wrong (when GothBard was a child she accused a friend of lying because he claimed he was going to drive across three states in a matter of hours), I expect the <i>New York Times</i> to do better.</p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>While I understand that Americans' understanding of geography is a constant source of ridicule, and those on opposite coasts frequently get things ludicrously wrong (when GothBard was a child she accused a friend of lying because he claimed he was going to drive across three states in a matter of hours), I expect the New York Times to do better.
[Spoiler omitted]NobodysHome2024-03-17T14:42:52ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLFreehold DMhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806592024-03-17T13:20:46Z2024-03-17T13:14:23Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">David M Mallon wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Limeylongears wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">NobodysHome wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">captain yesterday wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Between Toys R Us and my current job I've spent too much time with zero accountability and complete artistic freedom to even consider joining a union. </p>
<p>I fully respect what they've brought us as far as worker's rights and everything but I feel like how they are currently it's outdated and probably unnecessary.</p>
<p>Of course I say that as someone with zero education on the matter so correct me if I'm wrong. </blockquote>It's hardly a political flamestorm to say the obvious: As usual, as soon as unions became powerful, those who wanted that power and money took over and they became (arguably nearly) as corrupt as the corporations they opposed. And as usual, small, honest unions pop up from time to time, but just like corporate takeovers they are quickly subsumed by larger, more corrupt unions. </blockquote>•• spoiler omitted ••... </blockquote>•• spoiler omitted ••... </blockquote><p>Great. Now I need to watch the movie again.David M Mallon wrote:Limeylongears wrote: NobodysHome wrote: captain yesterday wrote:Between Toys R Us and my current job I've spent too much time with zero accountability and complete artistic freedom to even consider joining a union.
I fully respect what they've brought us as far as worker's rights and everything but I feel like how they are currently it's outdated and probably unnecessary.
Of course I say that as someone with zero education on the matter so correct me if I'm wrong.
It's...Freehold DM2024-03-17T13:14:23ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLDavid M Mallon (alias of The Eldritch Mr. Shiny)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806582024-03-17T14:33:55Z2024-03-16T21:53:40Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Limeylongears wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">NobodysHome wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">captain yesterday wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Between Toys R Us and my current job I've spent too much time with zero accountability and complete artistic freedom to even consider joining a union. </p>
<p>I fully respect what they've brought us as far as worker's rights and everything but I feel like how they are currently it's outdated and probably unnecessary.</p>
<p>Of course I say that as someone with zero education on the matter so correct me if I'm wrong. </blockquote>It's hardly a political flamestorm to say the obvious: As usual, as soon as unions became powerful, those who wanted that power and money took over and they became (arguably nearly) as corrupt as the corporations they opposed. And as usual, small, honest unions pop up from time to time, but just like corporate takeovers they are quickly subsumed by larger, more corrupt unions. </blockquote>•• spoiler omitted ••... </blockquote><p>[Spoiler omitted]Limeylongears wrote:NobodysHome wrote: captain yesterday wrote:Between Toys R Us and my current job I've spent too much time with zero accountability and complete artistic freedom to even consider joining a union.
I fully respect what they've brought us as far as worker's rights and everything but I feel like how they are currently it's outdated and probably unnecessary.
Of course I say that as someone with zero education on the matter so correct me if I'm wrong.
It's hardly a political...David M Mallon (alias of The Eldritch Mr. Shiny)2024-03-16T21:53:40ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLLimeylongearshttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=5614?Deep-6-FaWtL#2806572024-03-16T21:38:49Z2024-03-16T21:07:38Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">NobodysHome wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">captain yesterday wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Between Toys R Us and my current job I've spent too much time with zero accountability and complete artistic freedom to even consider joining a union. </p>
<p>I fully respect what they've brought us as far as worker's rights and everything but I feel like how they are currently it's outdated and probably unnecessary.</p>
<p>Of course I say that as someone with zero education on the matter so correct me if I'm wrong. </blockquote>It's hardly a political flamestorm to say the obvious: As usual, as soon as unions became powerful, those who wanted that power and money took over and they became (arguably nearly) as corrupt as the corporations they opposed. And as usual, small, honest unions pop up from time to time, but just like corporate takeovers they are quickly subsumed by larger, more corrupt unions. </blockquote><p>[Spoiler omitted]NobodysHome wrote:captain yesterday wrote:Between Toys R Us and my current job I've spent too much time with zero accountability and complete artistic freedom to even consider joining a union.
I fully respect what they've brought us as far as worker's rights and everything but I feel like how they are currently it's outdated and probably unnecessary.
Of course I say that as someone with zero education on the matter so correct me if I'm wrong.
It's hardly a political flamestorm to say the...Limeylongears2024-03-16T21:07:38Z