EndreWhiteMane: Mornin' Crow, and everyone! ;)
Some pretty heavy conversation this morning, and yes I often find things inside myself that surprise the crap out of me. ;-)

EndreWhiteMane: * hug back * OK so far, you're having a nice 'laid back' Sunday I hope. ;)

moonshineshadow: I agree with this. There is no use in having children if you don't want any. This will just make everyone unhappy and that is not how children should grow up, feeling unwanted.

moonshineshadow: *welcome wave* Hope you are having a nice Sunday!

moonshineshadow: Yep. Of course there is the usual cleaning but aside from that, I am playing the game dd made me randomly choose yesterday :D
And I really need to tell our owl about it when she is back here, it is perfect for her world ruling plan ;-)

EndreWhiteMane: Took a deep look inside myself and discovered that:

1.) I agree that those who who don't want children shouldn't have them.
It partially makes up for the a-holes who have 12 just to collect bigger welfare checks.

2.) I'm the BatMan.

Jwan4321: This can become a touchy topic. I will say Eugenics is still a real thing that exists even now, and still a major factor in different parts of the world. And it seeps into peoples brains and makes them start to think everyone not like them is a total waste of space and parts.

But back to adoption.

It is the idea that the "undesirables" are the ones siring all these kids make adoption a icky idea to a lot of people. I am more partial to the nurture side of the debate, as I have several friends who now are successful both financially and socially, that are kind, compassionate and loving towards their families and friends, and take responsibility for themselves and their actions, whose birth parents, well, didn't. But their adoptive parents gave them a chance, and a good home. Not to imply a religious good home or something akin to that, though some did. Just a good, safe, welcoming and supportive home.

Granted, some others are right jerks, and that might just be because they were spoiled rotten or something else happened.

zenwan: Thank you, I am indeed, although I would be happier if you sent over all your rain. The summer heat is starting already, and I am not fond of the loooong hot dry dusty summers, nor is my garden. My trees will soon be longing for rain again, never enough here.
I still haven't had a chance to post a mountain for you (jumping thread, sorry!) I'll get there, I hope...

EndreWhiteMane: What game did you pick?

j0ekerr: Morning Endre.

I wouldn't really call it heavy. I read on, but all I really got from one side was this.

Crow, Dragonshard?

I hate you.

moonshineshadow: I wish I could sent the rain over to you. But it seems my weather influencing power is too weak. I tried sending some sun to Hyper during the week, but it did not work at all :D
And don't worry, you still have more than two weeks left for a mountain screen, I am curious to see what you'll choose :-)

moonshineshadow: I am not sure picking is the right word for random choosing :D The outcome was Evil Genius :P

CarrionCrow: I think in my case, it's a matter where just the thought alone of reproducing makes me nauseated.

And yes, I know, my parents had to do that. I get the whole perpetuation of the species thing.
(Bringing this up because it was mentioned a bit ago.)
Doesn't stop me from telling my mother she's a dumbass for doing it. -laughs-

Also, adoption is a completely viable option. People want to think they're special, that they just need to make little copies of themselves, so they can live on in a way after they're corpses, and then they start spawning the little creatures like there's no tomorrow.
But there are already plenty of kids around because a lot of shitty, shitty adults who should have been forcibly sterilized got together and pumped out children by the countryful.
Those kids get second billing because people can't get the same ego boost raising those kids as they can by spawning their own.

-shakes head- So many people are so godsdamned stupid. They shouldn't breed. Ever. And yet they do.

(Apologies, Zenwan. Kinda went off on a tangent or three, slammed all my scattered thoughts into one post, then replied it over to you.
You're not on the hot seat for my contempt/disgust/sour stomach at it all. Promise. =) )

CarrionCrow: Hate to be a downer, but if you're looking for improved pace over Anvil of Dawn, Evil Genius might not be the best of choices. That game is frigging glacial at times.

moonshineshadow: Urgh. Not good. But perhaps that is the perfect solution. Playing both of them at the same time, so if it is waiting time on of of it, I can switch to the other :P

l0rdtr3k: Morning people!