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<blockquote data-quote="payn" data-source="post: 8612935" data-attributes="member: 90374"><p>No, I dont think so. These activities can promote bonding, better health (sports anyway), and stress relief. During the pandemic we can see quite a bit of need for these things which I would argue means they are certainly not a waste of time. Silly, is in the eye of the beholder as folks into sports dont see it that way, and likely RPGers do not either. </p><p></p><p>I believe, there might be a certain element of sports > RPGs in American culture going on here. For example, nobody bats an eye at people talking about sports building friendships, promoting teamwork, and training folks in leadership. RPGs, though, often are seen as children's games that dont net those benefits. It is seen as sad/bad for adults to engage in. Videogames were largely seen this way too for a long time. The concern seems to be in changing that perception in the culture at large. </p><p></p><p>As for Spelljammer making folks not take D&D seriously, I hardly doubt anybody on the outside of the hobby looks at D&D with this level of granularity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="payn, post: 8612935, member: 90374"] No, I dont think so. These activities can promote bonding, better health (sports anyway), and stress relief. During the pandemic we can see quite a bit of need for these things which I would argue means they are certainly not a waste of time. Silly, is in the eye of the beholder as folks into sports dont see it that way, and likely RPGers do not either. I believe, there might be a certain element of sports > RPGs in American culture going on here. For example, nobody bats an eye at people talking about sports building friendships, promoting teamwork, and training folks in leadership. RPGs, though, often are seen as children's games that dont net those benefits. It is seen as sad/bad for adults to engage in. Videogames were largely seen this way too for a long time. The concern seems to be in changing that perception in the culture at large. As for Spelljammer making folks not take D&D seriously, I hardly doubt anybody on the outside of the hobby looks at D&D with this level of granularity. [/QUOTE]
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