Micah Sweet
Level Up & OSR Enthusiast
So you like it because it's popular? That's interesting.
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Oofta
Legend
It's popular because many people also like the game. Implying that people are too stupid to know what the really like gets old.
Scribe
Legend
People like what they like, no harm in that. There are likely hundreds of movies I would enjoy, that people think are crap.
overgeeked
B/X Known World
Sturgeon’s Law states that 90% of everything is crap. So it seem pragmatic to cultivate a taste for crap.
Scribe
Legend
And so some people can enjoy 90% of things, and others don’t. Who gets the worse deal I wonder?
If you can enjoy more things, you have a more fun time overall.
overgeeked
B/X Known World
Everyone thinks they are the exception and only engage with the good stuff. 90% of the things you enjoy are crap, too. Beat the curve. Lean into loving crap. Accept it. You’ll be happier.That would explain why I only engage an absolutely fraction of media.
I developed an early love for crap. Terrible comic books, novels, games, and movies. The worse the better. Late night movies with wise-ass horror hosts. Thanks Elvira, Joe Bob, and Sven. Movies so bad even they wouldn’t show them. Basket Case is high art. Troma is amazing. Psychotronic lucha libre movies. Mutants from atomic wastelands. Terrible parody comics like What The--?!
Develop a taste for trash. You’ll have more fun and like more things. There’s so much crap out there. So much stuff to enjoy. It’s like when someone turns their nose up at pineapple on pizza. Hot damn. Thanks. That means more for me.
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MNblockhead
A Title Much Cooler Than Anything on the Old Site
Pop music, as much as it isn't generally my thing, does serve a kind of social good. I found decades after the 80s, I gained appreciation for a lot of the popular music that filled the airwaves when I was in middle and high school, which at the time I really looked down on. Nostalgia is a powerful drug, but the fact that there were fewer sources of media meant that most people were exposed to the most popular music. It created a shared culture, even if you didn't particularly like it. I see D&D filling a similar role. Many gamers move on to other systems, a few started with other systems and some gamers never played D&D. But almost every TTRPG fan is familiar with D&D and its tropes. Love it or hate it, it is big part of the TTRPG culture (and keep culture in general, given its influence on video games, books, and even TV and movies to some extent).
I don't think anyone would call me a hipster, but I feel the most popular entertainment, food, fashion, etc. is generally not the best. Most people, if they really get into something, are going to travel down the long tail of increasingly specialized fandoms and crafts. But the popular stuff is the beating heart keeping new blood flowing to the extremities.
Maxperson
Morkus from Orkus
The last time I played a monk, I tanked pretty hard.I was in the last game I played a monk. I'm not saying he was a good tank.
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Oofta
Legend
Try it with a Way of Mercy monk who is also the healer.The least time I played a monk, I tanked pretty hard.
