Enter via number 2, leave similar to number 1

That way I can hit up all the trash cans

that’s not necessarily a problem in this context

As much as I can, that’s the money day.

I suppose it’s different if you don’t work in a restaurant, though.

I read an interview with him once where he said it was initially supposed to be the “house” version of SimCity, and be about how good or bad architecture shapes the lives of the house’s inhabitants. But their playtesters were spending all their time on the people, not the building, so the pivoted to making it more about the Sims’ interactions.

IME, you can really see the bones of that initial concept in Sims 1; but it’s stayed throughout the series.

Author Jim Butcher once said something like, “Give me one bad idea and it’s a bad idea. Give me two bad ideas and I’ll write a bestseller.”

Someone gave him “the lost Roman legion” and “Pokémon” and he wrote a series that’s yards better than Dresden Files.

Could be worse, could be a Garret.

I could get behind “warrens”

I’ve been saying “munis” and it seems to work fine

If there’s a local community / cultural center, they probably offer classes or even immersion. My local mutual aid society has Spanish-immersion craft night once a week.

sounds like labels just aren’t that useful to you

commuting by bicycle

USA, no paid time off.

But I make enough to take off a few weeks a year anyway.

It still needs to be staffed and maintained after being built. It’s not a one-time cost.

zero

zero instances

and zero communities

srsly it’s not hard just don’t be a jerk

Electoral College yes, in favor

Senators appointed by legislature no, not in favor

Don’t get me wrong, I’m in favor of Electoral College reform. I think in particular unbinding electors is necessary, as is doing away with the “winner-take-all” distribution of electors. And while uncapping the House isn’t EC reform per se, doing so would make a drastic improvement to how representative the EC would be. These three things would fix most of the problems with the EC, ranked-choice voting or similar would take care of the rest.

You mean the instance that hosts the “not voting” community? I think I’ll be fine.

Who would want “real democracy”? Have you met people? They’re terrible.

I don’t have the energy to hate like that. If I don’t like it and I’m not getting any use out of it, I just avoid it.

So the RV was the backup plan?

I have never felt any desire to watch any streamer. The closest thing would be watching live baseball, so if that counts I guess my favorite streamer is the Minnesota Twins.