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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 9450796" data-attributes="member: 2525">I'm a 1.I use Twitter/X and Google daily. I don't own an Apple phone, but that's a tech preference. I'd buy their products if I liked their technology and will get one for my child. All these companies do worse things than Hasbro/WOTC, more often and with wider and more damaging harm in my view.Life's too complex to fight every battle, so I choose mine. D&D isn't in my top 100. Being a good spouse and father takes effort. Running a business of 20 people, ensuring my employees live decently, takes effort. Being a 33-year vegetarian takes effort. Fighting for disabled rights in schools takes effort. Reducing environmental harm takes effort. The WOTC/Hasbro issue is minor, for me personally, compared to the issues I focus on. I'm not judging others who choose this fight.I had a friend who tried to fight every battle. She purged animal products and animal-tested items, reduced her carbon footprint, researched companies to shop ethically, volunteered for charities, and lived simply. It burned her out before her mid-30s. She had to choose her battles to live life.The TV show "The Good Place" (which is great by the way) addressed this with the character Doug Forcett, who lived the perfect life, and it wasn't enough.Those fighting this battle are likely selective too. You have to be. So know I am not thinking less of you for choosing this fight. I know you probably made sacrifices to fight this battle you chose, and I respect that.For me, D&D is a safe space to gather energy and gain endurance for the fights I choose.  It's something which refreshes my spirit. That's why It's irritating to me when people imply or say my not choosing to join them in this battle makes me bad, and judge me for not making this choice. They're unintentionally sapping what gives me strength for other fights I deem most important in my life. And that's not something I'd do to them.</blockquote>

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