I don't think you are looking for game advise at all.  I think you are looking for any opportunity to explain to everyone why you are a victim.

Whatever you think kiddo. I asked for game advice and some was given - I mentioned an issue with the mouse and the thread was derailed toward that - then it was further derailed when I chose to explain why I couldn't afford a new mouse.

What are you looking for in this thread exactly? It sure as heck looks like nothing more than you are wanting to troll and apparently to insult anyone with a disability. You haven't posted a single thing related to the game. Reporting you for spam and harassment.

Anyways, to those who actually said useful things - I thank you. Biggest thanks to Goafan77 for providing a learner map.

I suggested a course of action and gave specific reasons for it, and even prefaced it with an understanding you might take offense to it.  Then I followed it up with a discussion of game specific observations in response to the last comment in the thread that actually referenced the game.  You responded with insults and threats. 

People get so upset at the suggestion that they don't deserve a hand out of other people's money.  I'm sure your situation and your pain are real and difficult to live with.  I'm saying it's going to get a lot harder and more painful when the takers outnumber the producers enough to collapse the system.  Sorry that offends you.

Your so-called suggested course of action is nothing more than an insult to people with disabilities. You say ' Get a job ' like it is some easy thing to do. Especially considering the current economy your idea is a poor joke. If perfectly healthy and qualified people are struggling to find work then someone like me has no chance due to health and lack of work experience.

After I lost my last job in April 2007 ( I was let go because I could not physically handle my job anymore ), I worked with Vocational Rehabilitation for TWO years in an attempt of re-gaining employment. I went through 2 surgeries on my knees and multiple rounds of physical therapy. It made no difference - as soon as I mentioned I would need special accommodations a possible employer lost interest. That is why I ended up applying for SSI in 2009. I wanted to work again but the door was slammed in my face. I have no other option - especially considering multiple of my conditions get progressively worse over time.

Some people would say ' Isn't there a law against that? Employers aren't supposed to discriminate against disabled people ?' - well it happens anyways. All the interviewer has to do is use any other justification to not hire you and it is virtually impossible to prove that they did it.

You just don't understand the real world.

Besides if the system crashes like you seem to be predicting then having a job isn't going to matter much anyways because unemployment would skyrocket, there would be rioting in the streets, looting on a massive scale, violent attacks on neighbors for resources, etc etc - You are talking apocalyptic collapse that would basically destroy human civilization as we know it.

Social Security is not a handout, it is money everyone with a job pays into until they need it, at which time it is (In theory) paid back after retirement.  Go troll somewhere else.  Or at least put some effort into it.

Although, the destruction of civilization as we know it does sound appealing...

Anyway, this isn't the place to discuss such things.  Moderators tend to get twitchy when this stuff comes up.

-Huzzah!

Retirement social security is what you describe.  Disability is different.  The vast majority of recipients haven't paid in remotely as much as they receive in benefits, that bill is left for everyone else to pay.  And by the way we've already past the point where people who actually work and pay in their entire lives into social security will NOT receive back even what they've paid into it after they retire. 

You can call me a troll but I was simply responding to his several lengthy posts complaining about not being given more of a hand out.  Sorry if I don't merrily agree with our nation's workers being robbed blind by a government that is more interested in generating votes through hand outs than actually balancing a budget.

You know, there's a term for the idea that the disabled aren't fit to be supported by society, but I don't want to Godwin myself.

As a sole proprietor, I'm required to pay double into Social Security and other FICA taxes. If I don't have a problem with being 'robbed blind' to support those in need, your argument is invalid.

And that is all I'll say about that.

The game forums are not the place to discuss federal taxes and entitlements (or disabilities). Please keep the discussions on topic and refrain from disparaging other users.