Unpopular opinions go here

[Jd Smith1]

Magic: The Gathering is proof of the old aphorism "A fool and their money are soon parted."

Funny, but true. A former player of mine has thousands invested in the cards (six grand that he will admit to), in an area where actually playing is iffy.

 

[DammitVictor]

Is that actually that unpopular? I kind of associate Germany when it comes to food with two things: sausages and baking.

Really? Because I keep hearing people say this, but I've had German sausage and, in my personal opinion, it's the wurst.

I'm now curious how many people formally have a session 0 where they all sit down together and how many do it by e-mail or discord when they're selling the campaign idea and recruiting players.

I always do, because it's a small sidebar to everyone sitting down at the table and rolling their characters together.

A lot of people would be surprised at how many problems that avoids, as well.

 

[Lanefan]

Funny, but true. A former player of mine has thousands invested in the cards (six grand that he will admit to), in an area where actually playing is iffy.

Thing is, if he hangs on to those cards long enough he'll likely make his money back (inflation-adjusted) and then some.

 

[Jd Smith1]

Thing is, if he hangs on to those cards long enough he'll likely make his money back (inflation-adjusted) and then some.

True in theory. Problem is, buying them incurred credit card debt, so he's paying far more in interest than the mark-up on those cards will reach. He is a 'minimum payment each month' kind of guy, and his credit is bad, so the cards he has, carry an interest rate that would embarrass a Mafia loan shark.

 

[deganawida]

“Please consider the environment before printing this email” signatures are just trying to make a company look pro-environment with the most minimal of efforts

Who the Sam Hill prints emails?

Sorry. Saw that in a sig a few minutes ago, and it got my goat.

 

[billd91]

“Please consider the environment before printing this email” signatures are just trying to make a company look pro-environment with the most minimal of efforts

Who the Sam Hill prints emails?

Sorry. Saw that in a sig a few minutes ago, and it got my goat.

It's less common than it used to be, but I've worked in plenty of situations where people have printed email for various purposes. I've done so myself on occasion.

 

[MGibster]

Magic: The Gathering is proof of the old aphorism "A fool and their money are soon parted."

::Eyes shift left to all his Games Workshop miniatures then shifts right in the hopes that nobody notices.::

 

[mythago]

Objective truth is not an unpopular opinion. American bread is garbage.

I thought this was the "unpopular opinions" thread and not the "objectively silly opinions" thread?

 

[Pedantic]

Magic: The Gathering is proof of the old aphorism "A fool and their money are soon parted."

Booster packs are loot boxes. They are exactly as evil and bad for the world, and should be subject to exactly the same regulation classifying them as gambling.

 

[Lanefan]

“Please consider the environment before printing this email” signatures are just trying to make a company look pro-environment with the most minimal of efforts

Who the Sam Hill prints emails?

Depends what the email is. If it's an invoice, a receipt for payment, or similar that for whatever reason I have to keep then it gets printed every damn time.