I’m working on a comedy skit making fun of modern day hero groups where you have people playing as all these exotic races, where you don’t see a single human, dwarf, elf or gnome, where every hero group you hear of is also this bizarre mix of oddities, some of which the average person has never heard of (like the collection of Pathfinder 2e ‘ancestries’ (races)).

I don’t want to offend, but I do also admit that I’m personally frustrated with how rare it is to see a party where most people take traditional races and instead opt for strange beings that go beyond even goblins and orcs.

I am the person who has brought human fighters to the party filled with exotic oddities and I find this pretty silly. Is this something that actually affects your enjoyment of the games you are actively playing in or are you merely frustrated at how other people play pretend? Either way there are more constructive ways to address your issues rather than making a skit because you are mad at people have fun incorrectly.

If you are a DM you can simply curate the races you allow in your campaign. I do this and so far I haven’t had any issues or people pestering me that they will leave if they can’t play a centaur. If you are a player you can look for a group that is more suitable to your preferences or be the change you want to see in the world and become a DM yourself and apply the previous suggestion.

You can also play something that isn’t DnPathfinder. OSR games tend to be much more conservative with the races they make available for play. Someone I know does art for that scene and it’s all very traditional humans, dwarves, and elves. Seems like a better match for your tastes.

If this isn’t about one of your games, then just like chill out. Divert your creativity to things that bring you joy instead of cracking jokes at how others engage with the hobby. Let strangers you will never interact with play their silly half tiefling half aarakocra in peace. I know people who were reluctant to get into the hobby out of fear of being ridiculed for the characters they want to play and stuff like this isn’t helping.

Kirov reporting.

It’s in my top 10. I think about it and that final scene a lot these days.

White Tiger continuing to prove itself a documentary.

European/Western culture/civilization/values

Totalitarianism

ruZZia and the other cringe natoist standard english shit they taught redditors to say in 2022

Misandry

I have a lot of hope for the world. The period of uncontested imperial domination of the planet that started after the fall of the Soviet Union has ended. In 2016, Russia waging open war on western interests in Europe seemed unthinkable. In 2022 what Iran is doing right now seemed unthinkable too. Not only did history not end, but it is gaining more and more momentum towards ending the west’s centuries long reign of terror.

In contrast, things are grim in my own region. We are living through the era of blackest reaction that Stalin predicted would happen after the fall of the Soviet Union. It’s exhausting but I’m doing my best. I want communism to win and I know that scientifically it will be either that or extincition and that’s enough to keep me going.

I think it’s crucial for those of us in the Global North to accept that we are not the revolutionary vanguard of the planet and that’s okay, we are still valid and there is a place for us in the better world of the future regardless. History does not revolve solely around us and the oppressed majority of the world is fully capable of liberating itself without waiting for white saviors to have a revolution in the imperial core. The brainworms of eurocentric history run deep and we need to actively fight to rid ourselves of them so that we can engage in uncompromising solidarity with the Global South in their struggle. Any socialist movement in the Global North that is willing to compromise on anti-imperialism will eventually end up as the moderate wing of white supremacy.

🤷‍♀️ works on my machine

Like all psychoactive substances, it varies from person to person. I have been on SSRIs at one point and I just dropped them after months of mostly experiencing just annoying side effects. A friend of mine is okay with them and told me they genuinely help her be functional.