my guess is that the 4.7% of missourians saying no are all in the ozarks/boot heel

I agree with another commenter that this not something that people consciously think about when they do it. I think the main thing you’re touching on is groupthink. This is the reason that groups of people behave differently than you’d expect individual people to.

Positions of leadership (and therefore power) as an institution are traits passed down to us from Feudalists who organized society in hierarchies. I would say groupthink allows these kinds of social structure to continue long past the point that people realize there a better ways because they assume other members of the group are okay with them.

That’s all not to mention the fact that some people are genuinely skilled leaders or that people in positions of leadership are going to have a bigger influence in what is accepted in the group.

He could introduce a plan to reform the courts, but it would ultimately have to go through Congress.

if i had a nickel for every casualty of war that had nothing to do with said war, i’d have 50 million nickels.

passive suicidal ideation. it’s on the lower end of the spectrum of ideation, but still something to talk to someone about if you can.

for anyone who read through the summary, the full article is worth the read.

You’ve definitely got more than enough to get started. Only thing I would recommend here is read through the adventure if you haven’t already. Also don’t be scared to improvise if the situation calls for you. You decide the rules you want at the table, not the books. As long as you stay consistent feel free to make any ruling you like if it works for your table.

America’s pearl clutching around all sexual topics is so insane to me. 13 year olds are gonna think about their genitals and who they’re attracted to, so why is it that we have to treat the idea of sexuality as taboo? God forbid adolescents don’t feel shame for completely normal feelings

I swear I originally replied to some guy saying this was propaganda, but the comment is gone now

bakeries being hot doesn’t make sense?