Ofc, I will reference this post when something inevitably goes wrong. I will never be mistaken for an optimist lmfao.

For my nonfiction book girlies: Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age by Marcus Rediker has been absolutely fascinating. I'm also actually retaining the information which is rare for my unmedicated ADHD ass.

I just read that pirates were essentially the ethics police of the seven seas and would stop merchant ships to ask all the sailors if their captain was being abusive. If he was, then they'd torture him, loot and sink the ship, and offer any crew members to join them.