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Wait, for real? The dm has an hour long dream sequence every session?? I hope its at least interactive! Or is he just talking at you for an hour straight?

This is certainly true that social media tends to amplify the loudest, most persistent voices. However the converse I guess would be 'just because you see it on social media, doesn't mean it ISN'T a majority view'. In other words, its not just my social media experiences that have led me to...

Some good ideas here. Allow me to lend you another: The game world was a sprawling empire connected by portals. One day, for whatever reason, the portals failed. Every city, town, and out of the way location was suddenly cut off. People stranded on the other side of a portal miles away from any...

I'd say that about half have a dungeon element, even if it's only used as kind of a 'break' from what the adventure is about. It provides context, in many ways, to combat and puzzles. Now this is true in adventures where the PCs are on a quest, where they are acted rather than being acting...

I have had players specifically wanting to play Diviners, or Oracles, or otherwise wanting some sort of foretelling ability. I found the best way (for me) to give them that was through the Dream Sequence. It allowed me, the DM, to give them a very flavorful way to do what they wanted and also...

As is any heterodox proponent in, well, any field. Though I am curious if you are referencing to a specific controversy I may be unaware of? If you are saying 'what he is saying is controversial' then yes, 100%. That doesn't mean he is wrong, of course.

Yes but they are not giving any actual evidence of distortions, merely expressing a hot take, whereas actual psychologists have had more favorable impressions of Singals work. Which is why I would trust their opinion (of his work) more than someone who has demonstrated they are willing to lie...

Okay. I feel ya. I happened to enjoy the book, personally, and found that it made some very interesting points. There are others (some of which you listed) that bring up similar issues with such things.

You may think so. Forgive me if I take the opinion of actual scientists, psychologists, and professors as a bit more weighty than your hot take here.

Yet the other person he mentioned, Ferguson most definitely IS, he is a professor of psychology in fact. And the studies and issues mentioned in his (Singals) book are, most definitely, scientists and experts in their field. Brian Nosek, Roy Baumeister. (there are more, I merely picked two) Or...

This is a very real concern in the fields of psychology and sociology. In 2011, there was a piece, peer reviewed and published in a leading scientific journal that suggested that humans can foretell the future. I am not kidding. It has, since, began to get a bit better in a lot of ways (but...

The argument that fictional depictions in the media (edit: effect attitude) is Cultivation Theory and there are some problems with it. In fact, a lot of sociological science has of late had some issues. It is currently undergoing what is known as 'Replication Crisis', or the fact many studies...

Serious question: Do you have a mental disorder? It's reading as if you do. And while my first instinct is to just label you a liar and move on, I don't want to be unkind to someone with an actual severe mental issue. I am not trying to degrade or be mean. I really am not. I am attempting to...

Thats because your reading things that aren't there and representing the point dishonestly. This isn't surprising. This is kinda your modus operandi. In fact, your absolutism justifies child murder. Cause guess what? Those 10,000 dead, some would be children. Children you murdered, because you...

If its an every week thing no. But on occasion, for me, it is. Because it really helps me explore a story or a concept or a character. If there are no hard questions, imho, the story isn't worth the paper its printed on and it's no fun (for me). I can see how some might not enjoy it ever...

Can you provide the quote where I say 'killing a child is okay/justified'? Or are you, once again, making stuff up? This IS amazing but not at all for the reasons you think it is :)

Forgive me if it seemed that I think that there would actually BE coding, but yes they'd point specifically to the castes and codes of honor. It really doesnt matter which group, we can see this in complaints of racial coding made in the portrayal of orcs. At first, it was primarily meant to...

What are you talking about? I never once said you were racist. Not...not even close! I never even implied it!! I said that your definition was not useful. Ironically, the concept of your dictionary being REAL but the Urban Dictionary is NOT REAL is, in fact, Gatekeeping.

For the purposes of this discussion it very much is. A much better one is found in the Urban Dictionary: Gatekeeping: When someone takes it upon themselves to decide who does or does not have access or rights to a community or identity. "I love punk bands like Green Day!" "Ugh, they're not...

Thanks for educating me a bit more on the concept. I admit I am no expert on it and its very possible I mischaracterized.