Its always difficult separating held beliefs from personal or social identity. Evidence for or against something is rarely enough to get someone who has an identity tied to a belief to change thier opinions or not react out of a fight or flight response.

I think setting and enforcing boundaries regularly while not ostracizing or demonizing people is a better way to approach it. Its hard, takes time, and isn’t guaranteed to work; but it comes from a place of tolerance and acceptance rather than condemnation.

I agree wholeheartedly that letting rants go on unchallenged is a big issue, it provides a rallying point for others with similar beliefs and pushes the boundary back away from accountability and discussion and towards emotional and fear based outbursts. Do you think there is room for healthy discussion here on the fediverse and specifically in this instance?

That is definitely one of the issues with any social platform or outlet. There is always the push to form in and out groups based on unifying characteristics, behaviors, social status, etc. I do think a major thing that is missed is calling out behaviors and beliefs that are not supported by facts; e.g. giving the same weight of truth or spotlight to outlandish conspiracy theories vs. scientifically backed data (climate change is a good example)

Hopefully this place can find a happy medium that invites good faith discussion instead of bad faith actors.

It happens a lot if I am distracted by anything or can’t get into the material I’m reading. I’ve had to reread a lot of chapters.

Black cats seem to always be quirky like that. She always looks like this, unless she’s dead asleep hogging the bed.

I highly recommend looking into Spiderweb Software games. They’ve been pumping out top down turn based tactics rpgs for years now. I am not sure of the viability on Linux, but I’m sure there is a workaround if anything.

The Avernum series in particular is great if you’re into detailed character building, exploring, and high difficulty optional quests/bosses!

Why do you such a strong stance against pitbulls? It sounds like the poster above may already be someone who has cared for/is caring for that specific breed of dog. If they are comfortable with it and are good owners, why would it matter?

Definitely try out some putters and midranges first. Learning those kinds of discs first helps a lot when you start throwing drivers. For Innova, the aviar putters are the most popular and widely available. Midranges, check out: Roc, Roc3, and Mako. Other midranges and putters to try: P2 (discmania putter), Buzzz(discraft midrange), Bounty(dynamic midrange), Judge(dynamic putter, my favorite disc). Really look for discs that are 5 speend and under for a while. Drivers will most all do the same thing until you get your form down and comfortable with your personal style.

Driver: Lucid Judge Midrange: Fusion Judge Putter: Prime Burst Judge

All joking aside, the Judge is a great disc!

Have you seen the Conrad versus Lizotte putter round at the Preserve? They both seem like solid choices depending on how you like your putters to fly.

I love pyros, they are definitely a good in-between for the approach and overstable fairway slot. What kind of color combos have you found? I see really cools one from time to time at my local shops.