what the hell did I just watch??

(also, thank you for tracking this down & reporting back!)

No it isn't. Robin Williams and Anthony Bourdain didn't kill themselves because they lacked resources. Depression is an illness with a social component that absolutely includes more barriers to the underprivileged, but that is not the root cause of the disease.

It is important to emphasize this.

bsky.app/profile/tce1...

fyi, it was also clearly widely regarded as lawful at the time
www.nytimes.com/1991/02/27/w...

it is very clear on the opposite in fact
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary...
"provided he or she abstains from any hostile act and does not attempt to escape"

I strongly recommend you reevaluate whether or not the person(s) you learned this from were lying to you about anything else.

Would love to hear about it, should you get there! (time & energy permitting obviously)
Hell, I'd read a newsletter/chip in a few bucks a month to a patreon for some sw deep dives. (Admittedly I am a way bigger nerd about it than most, so idk how much of an outlier I am here)

Any gems/recommendations you care to share? thinking about pitching some friends on a campaign, though I haven't settled on a rulebook yet.

I think the way I'd feel about maul would be heavily colored by how I learned of him, no? Given his existence wasn't public knowledge iirc?

Tangentially, I get the feeling that you must've run some amazing SW ttrpgs over the years. Given how detailed you think through the universe if nothing else

I think about "I've had nightmares that make more sense than this" regularly

Finland is one comparatively successful model, but not just because schools teach critical thinking. Finland has high social trust, strong public-service media and coherent institutions. The whole system supports verification and open deliberation, you can’t copy the surface without the structure.

Gravity is incredible but "Piss (A Love Song)" is the real underdog winner from this season imo

he does (and it's great)
youtu.be/RtXA1Wl3jHs?...

Very highly recommend Any Austin's delightful videos on 2077 (if you haven't already watched it)
youtu.be/VMm4H453Km0?...
Similarly thoughtful, detailed approach as you're sharing here.
(no spoilers)

Thank you!

Okay, this totally went over my head. Can someone clue me in, please?

This might sound insincere, but I genuinely want to thank you for putting this haunting passage on my feed. It's nice to be spooked by something that doesn't have direct bearing on our lives for once.

...so long as I choose to stop at a surface level reading of this, at least.

Happy Thanksgiving!