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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8927725" data-attributes="member: 6796661"><p>Not sure where I picked up the hobby. I guess it is less about picking it up as liking it since being a small child and never growing out of it, whereas the expectation in the 70s and 80s was that by the time you entered high school you should have grown out of fantasy, sci fi, superheros, games, toys, etc. </p><p></p><p>In the 80s even being into, which meant even using, computers was considered nerdy. Mine was probably the last generation where the majority of people came of age not using computers or really learning to type. Fantasy, sci fi, and superhero books, comics, and shows were quite niche. Movies were somewhat the exception with a number of classic fantasy and sci fi movies that were generally popular, but beyond that anyone into fantasy books and RPGs were looked at sidewise. </p><p></p><p>While the Satanic Panic didn't have as harmful an impact in my area (Twin Cities, Minnesota) as many other areas of the country, it didn't help and many in the hobby ended up leaning into it, often crossing over with the Heavy Metal crowd creating a kind of heavy metal gaming clique. My Kids thought that the last season of Stranger Things with the Hellfire Club and Eddie Munson was an over-the-top exaggeration, I tried to explain to them it was darn near a documentary. </p><p></p><p>I drifted away from gaming and sci-fi/fantasy literature in college and for a long time thereafter, pursuing other interests and my career. In my mid 40s I got back into it and found that the world has changed greatly. For me, the biggest generational shock is how mainstream Anime has become. That was a very small niche when I was in high school in the 80s. Even for most of us gaming geeks, anime was a step too far.</p><p></p><p>I still keep my TTRPG hobby very separate from my professional life. I find that the board gaming hobby is hugely popular with many of my colleagues, so I don't imagine most would think much of my playing D&D. But I still keep it on the down low out of habit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 8927725, member: 6796661"] Not sure where I picked up the hobby. I guess it is less about picking it up as liking it since being a small child and never growing out of it, whereas the expectation in the 70s and 80s was that by the time you entered high school you should have grown out of fantasy, sci fi, superheros, games, toys, etc. In the 80s even being into, which meant even using, computers was considered nerdy. Mine was probably the last generation where the majority of people came of age not using computers or really learning to type. Fantasy, sci fi, and superhero books, comics, and shows were quite niche. Movies were somewhat the exception with a number of classic fantasy and sci fi movies that were generally popular, but beyond that anyone into fantasy books and RPGs were looked at sidewise. While the Satanic Panic didn't have as harmful an impact in my area (Twin Cities, Minnesota) as many other areas of the country, it didn't help and many in the hobby ended up leaning into it, often crossing over with the Heavy Metal crowd creating a kind of heavy metal gaming clique. My Kids thought that the last season of Stranger Things with the Hellfire Club and Eddie Munson was an over-the-top exaggeration, I tried to explain to them it was darn near a documentary. I drifted away from gaming and sci-fi/fantasy literature in college and for a long time thereafter, pursuing other interests and my career. In my mid 40s I got back into it and found that the world has changed greatly. For me, the biggest generational shock is how mainstream Anime has become. That was a very small niche when I was in high school in the 80s. Even for most of us gaming geeks, anime was a step too far. I still keep my TTRPG hobby very separate from my professional life. I find that the board gaming hobby is hugely popular with many of my colleagues, so I don't imagine most would think much of my playing D&D. But I still keep it on the down low out of habit. [/QUOTE]
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