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  1. Comment on There is no safe word: How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades in ~books

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    This is so incredibly sad. Some of his books have been extremely influential to my life and I do not want to lose that. How does a person reconcile this? I mean, I don't have to pay anything, I...

    This is so incredibly sad. Some of his books have been extremely influential to my life and I do not want to lose that. How does a person reconcile this? I mean, I don't have to pay anything, I already own the books. But how do you shake off that "ick factor"?

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  2. Comment on Where environmentalists went wrong / It’s time for “effective environmentalism" in ~enviro

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    Unfortunately, we don't have time for slow transition to better choices. That completely ignores the urgency of the threat. Not that you are wrong, that would be a good thing to be doing; it just...

    Unfortunately, we don't have time for slow transition to better choices. That completely ignores the urgency of the threat. Not that you are wrong, that would be a good thing to be doing; it just isn't nearly enough.

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  3. Comment on Is there a digital D&D that is turn-based and go at your own pace? in ~games.tabletop

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    I can highly, highly recommend solo TTRPG play. There are a wealth of tools for it. Hit me up if you'd like more info. Otherwise, there are some great YouTube videos that cover it in depth.

    I can highly, highly recommend solo TTRPG play. There are a wealth of tools for it. Hit me up if you'd like more info. Otherwise, there are some great YouTube videos that cover it in depth.

  4. Comment on Looking for a clean, simple phone in ~tech

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    I think I'd like to try this as well. I'm a bit fed up with the bloat that modern phones have gotten over the past couple of years. A clean OS sounds nice.

    I think I'd like to try this as well. I'm a bit fed up with the bloat that modern phones have gotten over the past couple of years. A clean OS sounds nice.

    2 votes