Recent content by vostygg

Right! That's the same burden of proof they applied at Salem. Absolute nonsense! Modern employers Google job applicants in this century. This is basically code for an unwillingness to entertain alternate viewpoints on what is supposed to be an open forum. It is exactly what I mean when I say...

Nonsense! Really? What proof do you have of this? If it's true, then I hope he is tried in a court of law and sent to prison. If it's false, then how dare you promulgate falsehoods that could ruin a person's life without knowing any of the parties involved and with nothing but a set of...

Compassion is always a good look. Calling for moderation and proportionality at a stoning is compassion; it's not the same as siding with abusers. "If you're not with us, you're against us" is the very definition of a false dichotomy.

Whether you know it or not, our entire legal system is founded on the principle that "it is better that ten guilty people go free than that one innocent suffer." Alright. I think I'm done here! I'll let everyone get back to the business of trashing Satine and Jamison without the odious burden...

While I respect your opinions, you and I are not drawing the same conclusions from the body of evidence presented. Any public figure whose livelihood is being threatened on social media is generally counseled to issue a public apology in order to limit the damage. I don't give much weight to...

While I sympathize with anyone who was mistreated, I don't see anything like a balanced presentation of facts here. It's akin to a court case in which the prosecution gets to present a whole host of witnesses, and the defense is entirely absent. That's the very definition of mob justice.

Nah! Your opinion of what constitutes valid discussion on these forums is no more valid than mine. I am not going to be censored by you since you are not a moderator. In fact, you should take your attempts to enforce ideological conformity elsewhere--no need to bring that to a gaming forum.

I don't know beyond a reasonable doubt that they stole money.

Fine. I amend my original statement to, "Cancel culture does not adhere to any of the principles associated with due process, including a presumption of innocence and a desire to hear all sides of a case before condemning the accused. It is much more closely akin to mob justice."

I would defer judgment until I got to know them and was able to draw my own firsthand impressions.

Due process in the sense that I am using it is not about a court of law. It is about applying principles such as a presumption of innocence and a desire to hear all sides of a case before drawing any conclusions. Let's not pretend that social media is interested in these principles. I read the...

Lacking all the context and facts of these peoples' lives, I choose to err on the side of compassion and forgiveness.

Meh! I'll stick to the unpopular stance that everyone can be an a-hole on a bad day and that social media vastly exacerbates the problem by ensuring that we never have to face the people whose lives we so blithely destroy. I do not know Jamison or Satine, but if they are like anyone else, there...

Accusations fly and lives are destroyed. Cancel culture denies people anything resembling due process. We should at least use a ducking stool to ascertain their guilt or innocence like a good civilized mob. "Moral courage is not a question of standing up to people on the other side. That's...

Barbarian is my favorite melee class, so I’m glad to see a guide for it. A couple of quick observations: The barbarian’s biggest weakness is its susceptibility to mind control effects that target Wisdom. These abilities are quite common in monster and NPC specs. Barbarian MAD usually precludes...