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  1. Comment on Unpopular opinion: Capitalism is a better ideology than socialism or communism because greed is a more tolerable emotion than fear/envy in ~talk

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    Wow, I had never heard of Mondragon Corporation before - that's a really inspiring example for me. A worker cooperative/humanist corporation with decades of success! Thanks for sharing.

    Wow, I had never heard of Mondragon Corporation before - that's a really inspiring example for me. A worker cooperative/humanist corporation with decades of success!

    Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Comment on Technology is making people busier during their so called free time in ~life

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    I read this on my phone while eating lunch... Whoops. More seriously, this isn't the first article to discuss this trend by any means and it won't be the last. Right to disconnect is a great step...

    I read this on my phone while eating lunch... Whoops.

    More seriously, this isn't the first article to discuss this trend by any means and it won't be the last. Right to disconnect is a great step forward but until wages rise relative to cost of living significantly, it will be difficult for most people to disconnect. Part of the mania for work is driven by the sense of instability prevalent in our world, the sense that if you slow down you'll be left behind, maybe even fired.

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  3. Comment on What's your not-D&D RPG, and why? in ~games.tabletop

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    Oh dang, someone DID mention Lancer and I just missed it. Well, adding a comment here to say that if you like the idea of rules light narrative gameplay + crunchy, customizable tactical combat but...

    Oh dang, someone DID mention Lancer and I just missed it. Well, adding a comment here to say that if you like the idea of rules light narrative gameplay + crunchy, customizable tactical combat but want to play a fantasy setting, check out ICON! https://massif-press.itch.io/icon

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  4. Comment on What's your not-D&D RPG, and why? in ~games.tabletop

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    Disappointed to see no mention yet of Massif Press's two amazing RPGs: Lancer and ICON. Lancer: https://massif-press.itch.io/corebook-pdf-free ICON: https://massif-press.itch.io/icon Both follow...

    Disappointed to see no mention yet of Massif Press's two amazing RPGs: Lancer and ICON.

    Lancer: https://massif-press.itch.io/corebook-pdf-free
    ICON: https://massif-press.itch.io/icon

    Both follow the same core gameplay desogn, which I really love - splitting the game into a rules-light narrative mode for your wandering, conversing etc. and a nice, crunchy, very well balanced tactical combat.

    Lancer was developed first and is unapologetically a space opera mecha pilot rpg. Hundreds of potential mech combos, well fleshed out setting background and three supplementary books released now. Best Kickstarters I've ever backed.

    ICON is still in beta but it's effectively the same idea tailored for fantasy. I personally love what they've done with classes to optimize customization.

    Both are heavily supported by the community - the discord is bumping and Lancer in particular has a lot of excellent homebrew plus a great web tool called COMP/CON.

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