D&D and the rising pandemic

[Nebulous]

I wouldn't exactly say this is Mother Nature "getting even", but it definitely seems like a cause and effect situation. If mankind causes such incredible suffering in the animal kingdom there is going to be a side effect eventually. I did not, DID NOT know that the Chinese in that part of the world tortured dogs because they think the fear enhances the taste of the meat. I knew they ate dogs...I did not know they purposely tortured them for flavor.

Dog Torture/Meat Festivals Condemned By LA Leaders

LA Supervisors voted to support the opposition to foreign dog meat festivals where millions of dogs are tortured and killed annually.

patch.com

And I assume the countless other animals in the wet markets were also caged under equally appalling and unimaginable conditions. Honestly, it makes me kind of cry thinking about it. I was stupidly naive and didn't even know that was happening.

 

[Zardnaar]

I wouldn't exactly say this is Mother Nature "getting even", but it definitely seems like a cause and effect situation. If mankind causes such incredible suffering in the animal kingdom there is going to be a side effect eventually. I did not, DID NOT know that the Chinese in that part of the world tortured dogs because they think the fear enhances the taste of the meat. I knew they ate dogs...I did not know they purposely tortured them for flavor.

Dog Torture/Meat Festivals Condemned By LA Leaders

LA Supervisors voted to support the opposition to foreign dog meat festivals where millions of dogs are tortured and killed annually.

patch.com

And I assume the countless other animals in the wet markets were also caged under equally appalling and unimaginable conditions. Honestly, it makes me kind of cry thinking about it. I was stupidly naive and didn't even know that was happening.

The wet markets are on YouTube

They're basically public slaughter houses with appallingly bad sanitary conditions. They hose blood etc into the public streets.

I've seen them here completely different.

Not much in the way of empathy for your fellow humans either. Get knifed on a public street crowds will gather to watch not help. Eventually the cops will turn up to disperse the crowd vs helping the victim. Once again videos online.

Also flows over to food production. China's our biggest export market espicially for milk powder and formula due to scandals over what they've put in baby food.

It's completely bonkers.

 

[Nebulous]

The wet markets are on YouTube

They're basically public slaughter houses with appallingly bad sanitary conditions. They hose blood etc into the public streets.

I've seen them here completely different.

Not much in the way of empathy for your fellow humans either. Get knifed on a public street crowds will gather to watch not help. Eventually the cops will turn up to disperse the crowd vs helping the victim. Once again videos online.

Also flows over to food production. China's our biggest export market espicially for milk powder and formula due to scandals over what they've put in baby food.

It's completely bonkers.

No I can't watch something like that. Just thinking of it makes me very upset. And yes, it IS completely bonkers and maybe a wake up call to the rest of the world. We share this planet with our animal friends.

 

[abirdcall]

It's not like animals are treated well in North America though.

 

[Umbran]

It's not like animals are treated well in North America though.

Overall animal welfare is beyond the scope of this discussion. Let us not go down that path, please.

 

[Zardnaar]

It's not like animals are treated well in North America though.

Completely different. Yes a freezing works isn't that pleasant, neither are chicken plants and fish factorys. Food standards are very strict here though.

 

[Zardnaar]

We just had our first death.

 

[Sacrosanct]

I don’t know how other states are, but here in Oregon, more and more people are popping up with severe symptoms and every one has said they can’t get tested. Honestly, based on earlier comments from the president about “keep the numbers down no matter what”, the debacle about refusing to use WHO test kits, the woeful lack of kits three months in, and it’s looking less and less likely that it’s a conspiracy to start thinking the the lack of testing is intentional.

Which, if even remotely true, is literally the worst thing to do in order to combat any pandemic.

 

[cmad1977]

Finally got most of the bugs worked out. Still some minor ones (like not all PCs having their darkvision working right with dynamic lighting), but we're good to go for Roll20 with discord as the audio

If your using an ‘advanced’ account the “torch” API makes the whole dynamic lighting thing with dark vision and other light sources really easy.

 

[Azzy]

more and more people are popping up with severe symptoms and every one has said they can’t get tested.

I don't know about other states, but in Florida you can't get tested unless you have symptoms (or otherwise suspected to possibly have it) AND have a doctor's recommendation. We should be testing everyone.