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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 89 points 10 months ago

The poverty draft is very real. Usually it's for enlisted who have no other prospects. But I was in that same boat in college. 2 years in ROTC before something made me realize I was not going to enjoy military life and dropped it.