Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[dragoner]

Wait, you have anonymity? lol

 

[Staffan]

Our ability to fail to see people as people IS the darkest part of the human soul...

From Terry Pratchett's Carpe Jugulum, a discussion between Esmeralda Weatherwax and Mightily-Praiseworthy-Are-Ye-Who-Exalteth-Om Oats:

“And that’s what your holy men discuss, is it?”
“Not usually. There is a very interesting debate raging at the moment about the nature of sin, for example.”
“And what do they think? Against it, are they?”
“It’s not as simple as that. It’s not a black and white issue. There are so many shades of grey.”
“Nope.”
“Pardon?”
“There’s no greys, only white that’s got grubby. I’m surprised you don’t know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.”
“It’s a lot more complicated than that—”
“No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re getting worried that they won’t like the truth. People as things, that’s where it starts.”
“Oh, I’m sure there are worse crimes—”
“But they starts with thinking about people as things.”

 

[dragoner]

I have had people call me on my phone and ask to run them through chargen.

 

[Ryujin]

I have had people call me on my phone and ask to run them through chargen.

"Yes, I am in fact a spreadsheet."

 

[dragoner]

"Yes, I am in fact a spreadsheet."

I told them to call back an hour later, and they did. We rolled up a Fixer iirc. No spreadsheets involved, I use those too much at work.

 

[dragoner]

Follow in the footsteps of other designers like Marc W Miller, he gave me his phone number and we talked. Nice guy.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Folks doubling down on obviously factually untrue takes just because it's their take are exhausting. Like, how do you even function in the real world?

 

[Velderan]

Folks doubling down on obviously factually untrue takes just because it's their take are exhausting. Like, how do you even function in the real world?

I'd answer you, but then the mods would come at me with red text.

 

[overgeeked]

So wild. You’re still not the person from your company who should be chatting with people online. I wonder how many more sales you’ve cost your company than just mine. And yes, fans have been collating their own info and stories from beloved franchises for RPGs since long before you and will continue to do so long after you. Who do you think wrote those wikis? Who do you think you hired as freelancers?

 

[Ryujin]

Folks doubling down on obviously factually untrue takes just because it's their take are exhausting. Like, how do you even function in the real world?

To quote Adam Savage, "I reject your reality and substitute my own!"