hotspur

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Grease mephitis in the sewers. This exchange pops in to my head at least once a day for some reason:

"What did the wizard say this river was called again?"

"I believe he called it 'the SYOO-ER'"

"Well what ever it is, it's impressive, and it tastes great"

Something about the cadence and delivery from the voice actors just make me laugh every time. Honestly, even for the most random of characters, all the voice actors absolutely killed it in this game.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's all good in theory, but in practice? Look up statistics on wage theft in the restaurant industry (hell, look up wage theft as whole in the US), and you'll see that many, many workers go under paid.

And even if employers always met the minimum wage, the minimum wage is far less than a "living wage," in this country.

Again, I want to stress that the practice of tipping is absolutely outdated, and should be removed. My point is simply that not tipping your waiter does more harm to them than their employer.

We should be encouraging these places to unionize, and demand that their employers pay them fairly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Culturally, there will be people who will look down on or say nasty things to you if they find out you do not/did not tip. This happened to me.

Emphasis mine. You said you don't tip, and you are stating that they wouldn't be in the wrong for not tipping. Just because you don't outright say they shouldn't tip, doesn't mean it isn't heavily implied by your wording.

We can agree that tipping should be eliminated, but if you knowingly go to a restaurant where your waiter requires tips to make a living wage, and you don't, you are most certainly AH. The solution is to not go to these restaurants.

 

I recently picked up the quick start guide, and so far it looks really cool. I’m hoping to run it sometime in the near future, so I’m wondering what people’s thoughts are on it as a system.

For reference, I’ve played/ran: Pathfinder 3.5, (mainly) DnD 5e, Blades in the Dark, and MoTW.

I hoping to find something that is a little more gritty/punishing at a base setting than DnD, and in which combat is more tactically satisfying. From the QSG it seems FL checks those boxes. If you’ve play/ran a FL game I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (27 children)

If it should be the employers job to pay a living wage, why would you take it out on the employee? Most establishments in the US pay waitstaff way under minimum wage ($2-$3 per hour). If you don't tip your waiter at an establishment like this, you are basically denying that waiter their wage, and it has no effect on the employers bottom line. You should be prepared to tip, otherwise don't go at all.

And for the record, I agree with your first statement: the owners should be paying their employees a living wage. Tipping as a practice should be largely eliminated. However not tipping doesn't help that situation, it just hurts the employee. If you want it to change you should boycott restaurants that do this and be an advocate for fair wage laws.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

When I saw they were here, I knew I was staying.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I was doing the same thing! This is awesome. Thank you CodingAndCoffee!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you believe he's missing a front tooth too?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

She looks so sweet!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I agree with this. I've been using Jerboa when needed (personally prefer it to the mobile browser), but if I have the option I'm just browsing using my laptop. I'm sure that there is going to be a point where mobile apps like Jerboa are more streamlined, which I look forward to. I've always been a mobile user first and foremost.

 
 
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Man I have been waiting on this game for years at this point. Can't believe I'll get to play the full thing soon!

 
 
 
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