Wow, that’s poorly worded. I see what they’re asking, but damn.

We need a system that doesn’t squash third parties so we can shed this crap. Personally, I have hopes that ranked choice voting could do that, but I’d back anything that let me make a meaningful choice that wasn’t stuck in the 2 Party system.

A lot of this comes down to the US being locked into a 2-party system that makes no sense. There are more than two options in the real world. If we had six+ parties, they wouldn’t be so internally inconsistent.

Yeah, that makes a huge difference. I would also need coworkers that respected a closed door as a sign that I needed to focus, and wasn’t available for chitchat.

Writing; I took up daily creative writing (325+ words) and it was really helpful for my mental health and wellbeing.

Yeah; with nice loopholes that they can buy so that their security staff can carry guns, but they can prosecute anyone else. Billionaires will never play fair, it’s how they got there.

Thank you!

For me, it’s because writing is so much better for my mental health that I force myself to do it even when uninspired. Sometimes that means I write crap. But even bad writing makes my brain better, and I can edit it later. So, don’t be afraid to write bad stuff.

Probably the most interesting thing I build is the metaphysics of my world. Although my Spooktober monsters get about as much love. But it’s probably a question for the people that read the worlds, not the writers.

FWIW, shattered is one of the most unique and interesting worlds I’ve ever read.

It took decades of not writing despite knowing I wanted to to arrive at the conclusion that skipping a day doesn’t work for me; I need to make it a daily habit or I don’t do it at all. I’m amazed at people who can take a day off and still go back the day after.

I write anyway. I committed to a writing goal of 325 words a day about 15 months ago and I have stuck to it so far. It’s not always inspired or even good, but it’s something. If I’m really stuck, I put something silly or dumb in, and then change it later (or put a lampshade on it).

Shakespeare stole all his plots from previous works. It’s not where you got the idea - it’s what you do with it that matters.

All sorts of things, but I think it’s primarily stories. Folklore, theater, modern fiction, history, ttrpg games, they’re all stories and I can usually point to one or more for anything I’m writing as a place I got this bit or that.

I feel like this is ultimately true of all xenophobia, and that trans people are the current target of a long standing human problem with othering. It’s probably my least favorite thing about humanity.

Not yet; they’re 2 & 4, both with some neurodivergence that resulted in language delay. So maybe they do, but they aren’t telling me yet. I’m looking forward to it though!