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Today, we’re gonna talk about a topic that humankind has grappled with since we were facing off against each other for bananas on the savanna, many millennia ago. We’re gonna play some cards, listen to some music, probably not watch a Jet Li movie, maybe savor some metrics, sometimes running hot and sometimes running cold.

There’s gonna be tragedy, glory, assymmetry, totality, a whiff of Malthus and a dash of Augustine. From 13,000 years ago to good god y’all, this very moment. We’re going to consider politics by other means, today on The World via War.

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We humans are interesting primates. The act of sitting and observing one another with our eyes, our ears, our minds, appears to be a fundamental activity. One that we've been partaking in for millennia.

We observe to gain new knowledge, to have old teachings reinforced, to honor higher beings, to laugh at lesser beings, and sometimes because those beings want us to buy stuff. We do this on our own, in groups, small and large, in public squares, and in the comforts of our home.

Clever monkeys that we are, we’ve come up with innovative ways to observe each other, particularly, magic boxes of light that allow the multitudes to observe while sitting safely within their metaphorical caves.

So please, sit back, relax, and join us today as we discuss a massive medium on a medium scale, today on the World via TV.

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Today, we’re inviting you to look beyond your mundane reality and envision yourself within a fantastic world. A world of heroes and villains, goblins and elves, fire-breathing dragons and earthshaking giants.

Picture yourself sitting in a quiet inn, resting your feet after a long journey, listening to tales of adventure from the patrons around you. A half-giant, a halfling and an elf are sitting nearby and you overhear them chatting about a new fad that they encountered in the Capitol. A game that allows you to become a different person and journey to places you’ve never seen before.

The half-giant sees your interest, motions you to join them at the table. You sit and they introduce themselves as a band of explorers. The halfling raises his tankard in greeting and says, “Well met, and welcome to the company of The World via Dungeons and Dragons.”