Bonus Episode 91 – the things we tolerate

* (0:23) Who is Amy?

* (1:07) Why do we tolerate so much bad behavior at our gaming tables? Separating this topic from what one might encounter during public games (e.g. conventions, organized play).

* (8:41) Friendships aren’t transitive. Also, perhaps we put up with the bad because it’s less than the good the same person brings.

* (10:37) Opinions are identity.

* (11:37) Hating confrontation while thriving on the drama.

* (18:36) People are a bank.

* (24:41) Social vampires that draw something they need from healthy groups.

* (27:49) Issues of socialization. The cycle of abuse, and the dispensability (or indispensability) that comes from the number of friends you have.

* (35:26) Being around too many people that are a lot like you.

* (43:58) People are attracted to hobbies because they “fit” them, and ours is a hobby of ideas.

* (50:18) “That’s the Game Master’s problem!”

* (52:33) The mistake of not handling the issue.

Hosts: Amy, Brodeur, Chad, Dan

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