this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2026
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[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

walk up to random people on the street who aren't wearing headphones to try start conversations?

It's strange to me that this would be considered out of bounds. "Pickup artists" aside, this really ought to be more normal.

I wish someone would do that to me in real life. I'd tell them about how a popular coffeeshop in our city is run by a straight up cult and the employees are all members whose wages go into a "shared purse" controlled by the cult.

Because unlike the guy in the OP, I recognize I'm not the main character. I'm the NPC in the tavern who sends the protagonist on a side quest to take down a cult.