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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9606769" data-attributes="member: 7023840">I know, I know. I promised an essay last week. And I lied. What are you gonna do about it? I've been busy.That said, I don't know that this has been shared, and I saw it a few nights ago, so I wanted to share it. It's a YOUTUBE VIDEO, and I didn't want to share it for a few reasons. First, I generally hate posts that share youtube videos. Because I don't come here to watch videos. I come here to write too many words and hate on bards.Second, most youtube videos aren't my bag. They're clickbait, or stupid, or just someone trying to generate outrage. HARD PASS.Third, this forum is for reading, and I don't want to watch a video to argue with the OP's point. Honestly, I don't want to read what the OP said to argue with them, but that's a different issue.Ahem. Here's the video, and then I will explain why I wanted to share it:[MEDIA=youtube]E7G_33sXJeI[/MEDIA]This is Phil Edwards. If you don't know who he is, he does really good videos about all sorts of topics. I highly recommend watching his output. While some of it might be a little populist (like explaining the beer and pizza histories in the US) a lot of it is niche and interesting (I happened to love the video on why the Soviet Union was obsessed with corn, but your mileage may vary).The reason why I am recommending this video for y'all? Well-1. Phil Edwards is an outsider. We are an insular lot, and this is what happens when someone from the outside tries to understand D&D's third party economy. So you might not think he's correct (I have some issues with a few things) but it lets you know what an intelligent person who is trying to understand the issues in good faith would come up with.2. It has some really cool stuff about the economy around D&D. We are always focused on TTRPGs, but ... candles? That was a new one to me. Also the brewpub information (campaigns) was really cool. It's worth it just for some of that. 3. sigh The OGL. I am not gonna touch this trap with your 10' pole. But yes, issues of IP and the OGL are covered. So I am putting this out there for you to watch, if you want. Not because it is correct on everything. But because it has a lot of cool stuff in it. And most importantly, because it shows what someone from the outside would think of all this if they tried to understand it.Feel free to comment or not. If you want to argue with the OP, pretend my thesis statement is yo momma so stupid she thought Nickelback was a refund.  Nickelback? This is how yo momma reminds me, this is how she reminds me ... of what Bards really are.</blockquote>

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