Rain (They/Them)

Do you want to hear white opinions constantly? Cishet opinions? Neurotypical? Want to never hear a diverse thought in your life? Do you want to never see art which reflects the life of a marginalized human being?

Then AI is the tool for you. For me, that sounds like hell. Fuck off with that. 7/7

When ChatGPT tells you about Native American tribes, it sounds objective. It positions itself as an authority, and you might think a machine should be free from human bias.

The reality is that it's regurgitating white opinions to you constantly. That's what's represented most in its dataset. 6/7

People who visit curanderos rather than typical doctors are therefore excluded from being represented statistically, and this exclusion causes real harm. This is just one example of how AI is fundamentally unequipped to address the lived experiences of marginalized people. 5/7

Take curanderos, Mexican folk healers. This work stems from ancient tradition, but they still exist today. Why?

One reason is that Mexican communities tend to be poorer than white communities. This means less access to modern healthcare.

No curandero is including their patients in AI datasets. 4/7

A huge limit of statistics is its ability to represent a diverse array of human experiences. This is because of marginalization - the process through which minorities are excluded to the margins of society. These margins don't have room for AI bullshit due to a lack of resources. 3/7

AI is statistics, nothing less and nothing more. Well it's statistics that destroys our land, most of which was already stolen to begin with, but IN TERMS OF WHAT IT'S MEANT TO OFFER, it's just statistics. Statistics can be very useful, sure, but there's a limit to what statistics can do. 2/7

Someone who uses AI just followed me, so here's my #noAI rant, and it's an angle I don't see anyone else discuss. Thesis: AI is fundamentally opposed to #diversity. 1/7

Apparently I should plug the fact that I'm a #freelancer lol. I do sensitivity consultation, editing, and #TTRPGdev work!
- A variety of lived marginalized experience
- 10+ years of #creativewriting, incl. college experience
- 5 years of #gamedesign, incl. college experience

DMs open for inquiries!

Focus on dismantling arguments over personal attacks on character, and if you really mean to be a positive force, don’t stay on the offensive. Make some time for defense. Champion diversity, support the marginalized around you, the impoverished around you, lend time to your community. 4/4

A lot of rural America is defined by isolation and poverty. You can argue their elected representatives certainly don’t help, but you can see similar poverty in blue regions too. Attacks on signifiers of poverty is demeaning to more than your intended targets. 3/4

Living in worn-down homes or homes dealing with infestation is not a sign of poor moral character, it means a lack of resources and ability. Crooked teeth isn’t a sign of stupidity, it’s a lack of dentists. Illiteracy isn’t a sign of intolerance, it’s quickly vanishing education structure. 2/4

When pushing against the right, be careful of rhetoric that leans into attacking poverty. A lot of ‘dumb southerner’ tropes in particular have little to do with social justice and more to do with mocking a lack of resources like healthcare, education, and decent housing. Be wary, please. 1/4

Going live in an hour! Hope to see you there!
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I'M SO EXCITED

If you want to send an invite or wait till it's finished, I don't mind either way - feel free to send me an invite whenever!

I have a kickass idea for this. Do you have a community space like a discord server that's good for talking about the game jam?

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'Link-strike' is the name of a mechanic in Final Fantasy XV where you can trigger combo attacks with your teammates.

I make games that inspire a dynamic sense of camraderie, and I'm also very influenced by RPG buildcraft/progression mechanics rather than full narrative-style games.

Holy shit. Good on you for sticking to it!

My group is gearing up for a session exactly like that after a boss fight too! I love it ^_^

Fabula Ultima has the best quickstart I've ever seen. It's very clever in how it slowly introduces mechanics and complexity. It also ties the pregens into the narrative in really compelling ways, and even invites the players to improvise several details.

A new layer of the citadel opens.
We refuse to apologize for the mess.
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Diversity Saves A charitable organization focused on promoting diversity and inclusivity in tabletop gaming.

You might know that Diversity Saves is a nonprofit in the #TTRPG industry working to platform marginalized creatives, but did you know we have a discord server? Check us out at diversitysaves.org. Scroll down a bit and you'll find the link next to our newsletter.

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Diversity Saves A charitable organization focused on promoting diversity and inclusivity in tabletop gaming.

If anything about my story resonates with you, you can find Diversity Saves' discord link at diversitysaves.org. I'm there all the time, and I love yapping, so come say hi.

Cheers!

Role playing games taught me empathy by placing me in the shoes of others. As a kid I always thought, if more people knew what it was like to walk in others' shoes, maybe there'd be less hatred in the world. Less ignorance, less bigotry, more empathy. I still believe that.

I'm Puerto Rican/Mexican, genderfluid, bisexual, physically disabled, and likely to have ADHD; unfortunately I'm too low income (my health insurance is too shit) to get a diagnosis.

I'm also a cult survivor. I grew up as a Jehovah's Witness, which supplanted my indigenous Mexican heritage.

I'm an anarchist politically and socialist economically. Some of my core beliefs are the importance of inclusive community and mutual aid above government, vastly improved treatment of the working class, and the extreme importance of ethnic, gender, sexual, etc. diversity.