Dude, lawyer is literally one of the,"My kid is a big success" jobs. It's privileged because it requires a ton of work and study before you're even allowed to do it. Not to mention the insane amount of work the job itself is.
Hell yeah dude. I've been through heart-wrenching loss and triumphant joys that technically never happened. Yet there's a group of us that experienced it together and are now emotionally richer for it. It's an almost purely social experience that teaches us how to deal with other humans and explore scenarios that the average person would never touch.
D&D and TTRPGs in general should be considered more often when talking about the development of social skills. I've learned a ton about clear and effective communication, how to converse with people I would normally never talk to, and how to be considerate of the feelings/opinions of others while not losing sight of my own.
Besides NADDPOD and Worlds Without Number, I've been enjoying Tales from the Stinky Dragon. It's a D&D podcast by rooster teeth and it has a wonderful chaos to it.
Ernest actually reminds me of u/ljdawson, the dev behind the Sync app. He's responsive, takes criticism well, and seems to genuinely care about the platform he's created. Hard to go wrong with that.
People really do sleep on the UI. I tried lemmy.world first and immediately got hit with a white background/black text site. I couldn't find a way to change it so I moved over to Kbin. Same deal, flashbang. But on Kbin the gear icon is obvious and the first setting is the site theme. That speaks to an understanding of the average user that I think will serve Kbin well.
That honestly seems like the way to go. Though I've heard plenty of stories about worlds starting from a single town. I'm lucky in that my world is for D&D, so certain aspects can be shaped by players and I just need to make it fit somewhere.
So far the mobile browser experience has been spot on. I have a foldable and it switches pretty easily. It takes a sec to reload the page, but nothing crazy. A dedicated app would be nice though, I miss using Sync.
Think of it like this, if reddit suddenly does a 180 and goes back to the old ways, you can just make another account. Another chance to experience it again.