Worx

joined 2 years ago
[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 10 months ago
 
[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 1 year ago

Oh no, they pulled one of their socks too high!

 
[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like this cat photo. Look at her fluffy paws!

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 27 points 1 year ago

"We know that it can one-shot a dragon, but none of us are dragons. Therefore, we must be safe. QED"

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 2 years ago

Let's not bring furries into this - not everyone likes looking at knots

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago

I don't have any scientific evidence, but an extra 5-10 minutes of sleep before being woken again isn't enough to provide any benefit. Better to set the alarm for when you mean to wake up and leave it at that

Personally I set three alarms over the course of ten minutes just in case, but usually I'm either fully awake after the first one or tired enough to sleep through all three

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If you would wake up and get out of bed the first time the alarm went off you would be less tired overall.

And if you work out how to do that, please share with me

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm non-binary, meaning I am neither a woman nor a man. I find it deeply uncomfortable when people call me a man because it assigns a bunch of expectations onto me that I know I don't fulfill and that I don't want to be associated with.

To assume that some things are masculine or feminine traits seems to put unneeded rigidity to things.

I completely agree, which is why I have broken free of the shackles of gender. (being hyperbolic here, but it's kinda how I feel). If the world were perfect, everyone could do what they want and you could meet a new person on their terms instead of assigning a gender and expected behaviour onto them based on their length of hair and style of clothing. But, we live in the world we live in, and so there are certain things that are deemed to be masculine or feminine.

EDIT: I've been thinking of how to explain this to someone who doesn't feel the same way I do. Hopefully you are a car driver, because it's the best analogy I can come up with. Imagine you're watching dashcam footage and the car you're riding in is speeding when a young child runs out from a parked car. For me, my right leg would immediately jerk to try and hit the (non-existant) brake pedal. My gut tenses. I grunt mentally and can see everything ending in disaster. All of this happens instantly before I can process or think and realise I'm just watching a recording. This is kinda how it feels when someone calls me a man. It's just a visceral immediate dislike and feeling of deep uncomfort in a very similar way

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Worx@lemmynsfw.com to c/dnd@lemmy.world
 

Having diverse worlds and representing different types of people is a good thing. For something like skin colour, sexuality or gender it's very easy to just say that your character posseses those qualities because it doesn't necessarily change much about them. However, how do people feel about playing NPCs who are neurodivergent?

The main example I'm thinking of is someone with Down syndrome. I don't have that lived experience to draw from because I don't have Down syndrome, but I also feel that these people (like all people) can be valuable members of society and I don't like to see them excluded. Therefore, I would want to see them in my fantasy worlds too. The problem is, I worry I'd mainly be falling back on stereotypes in a potentially harmful and offensive way.

EDIT: I would especially like other neurodivergent people to chime in, of course. Personally I really like to see representation for my neurodivergence in D&D and other literature, but also it can really upset me when it's done badly and it's worse than nothing at all

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 2 years ago

Please do not.

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 years ago

Ahhh, I misunderstood you. I thought I was going crazy because I was sure Ukraine was USSR! xD

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not important to the main point, but why don't you consider Ukraine to be a "Post-Soviet state like Kazakhstan"? Ukraine was part of the USSR

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