• @sunglassatnight
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    688 months ago

    Merit badges are more like side quests than micro transactions.

    • Clay_pidgin
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      158 months ago

      Exactly. You only need a small subset of the 100+ available badges to advance ranks, even for Eagle Scout.

      • @LeroyJenkins
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        108 months ago

        I mean… it was a subset but I wouldn’t say small by any means. at least for my broke ass family, we really struggled to send me to the weekend and summer camps you generally need to attend to get all the badges to get eagle in time. it’s definitely something not every family can afford.

        • Clay_pidgin
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          48 months ago

          Thank you for adding your perspective. I’m probably more privileged than most, and I’m fairly new to scouting so I mostly only know what they’ve told me!