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Yes.

I know.

It's not an exaggeration, it's very possible. Worst-case scenario, to be sure. And not an unavoidable fate . . . but very, very possible.

I don't think there is anyone in this thread saying that we shouldn't be funding space programs. At least, I'm not. But rather, should society prioritize space travel over other types of funding and scientific research. And some of us are pushing back against the futurist dream of colonizing...

As human-caused climate change continues, some places will get worse and some will get better for us . . . but overall, the planet's environment will lose it's ability to support the population we have now, resulting in a lot of disruption and migration, yes, but also famine, lack of fresh...

Yup. Specific things have gotten worse or better when it comes to lifespan, health, poverty, war, etc . . . but overall we are doing better than ever before! With one exception, in my opinion, and it's a big one . . . I'm very worried about humanity breaking the environment to a point where it...

Yes . . . which is my point. Sorry if I'm not being clear. "Terraforming" Earth won't be easy . . . but compared to colonizing other places in the solar system, it'll be a cake-walk.

Not what I'm arguing.

You're kidding me, right? Are you playing semantics? That the Earth itself isn't dying and will survive whatever humanity throws at it? Which is true, Earth will survive. We may not. If you are denying the reality or severity of human-caused climate change . . . .

Colonizing Mars or another body in our solar system, or beyond, is not happening before unchecked climate change risks our extinction. Not even space station colonies. Colonizing the solar system will not save us. The research, the exploration, the knowledge gained has value and can help us...

Oh good lord. Of course, not all who support funding space programs wish to "abandon" Earth. But looking at the colonization of other bodies as a way to "save" humanity is not only a theme in sci-fi stories, but a belief many hold . . . including a not small percentage of the oligarchs who...

Magically forget the greed, corruption, and incompetence of our fellow humans? Especially those in charge? Sure, okay, we all "magically" forgot that. And none of that affects our space programs?!?!

Yes. Medical and scientific research also, but yes, social spending.

I'm not arguing against funding crewed and robotic space flight, but . . . Yes, we spend plenty of money on our problems here on Earth. But enough? It's not really about the amount of money spent (money is fiction), but HOW that money is spent. There's a lot of corruption and incompetence in...

I didn't think it was clear on the Backerkit page, but you can just get the digital core book for about $30.

Obvious. Simple. You have a disagreement with the authors of "The Making of Original D&D", WotC, and some folks in this thread . . . that's okay . . . but your viewpoint is neither "obvious" or "simple", at least not from the point of view of other folks.

Eventually, most threads do. Welcome to the internet!

It's blowing my mind, the enormous leap some here are making that Ayoub is apologizing for WotC's prior statements, disclaimers, and notes in books like "The Making of Original D&D" on the racism and sexism in classic D&D books. We see what we want to see, I suppose.

Yes. The pattern is . . . management changes. Shocking, I know. Under some management teams, the various D&D novel authors were pretty happy and had good relationships with their editors and others on the team. Under other management teams, well, the opposite happened. Like that relatively...

Who's that? Melf's sister?