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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8470435" data-attributes="member: 7023840">I bolded the part that is important. I have a post in the works that I may (or may not) put up regarding this issue.But briefly-1. The overlap between paid commercial acting gigs and what is usually private TTRPGs is, at best, inexact.2. It is certainly true that people learn empathy by attempting to &quot;act&quot; as others; in addition, it is also true that TTRPGs (and other methods of roleplaying) have long been considered safer areas for people to experiment with behaviors and traits (I'm thinking of those that are of interest to the queer community) without necessarily &quot;outing&quot; themselves, especially when this was a much larger concern or there are safety issues or players are younger. 3. It is also true that defined traits for roleplaying is one reason that it can often be effective and helpful for many people that are neurodivergent.4. Finally, very few people start out being good at something- I think it's important for people that are learning to roleplay to be supported positively with constructive criticism, and not shouted down with derogatory epithets (such as enabling ableism, or racism, or what have you). It can be exceptionally difficult to &quot;put yourself out there.&quot; Concentrate on the intent, and the ways to make portrayals better-not on shaming people.IMO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8470435, member: 7023840"] I bolded the part that is important. I have a post in the works that I may (or may not) put up regarding this issue. But briefly- 1. The overlap between [I]paid commercial acting gigs[/I] and what is usually private TTRPGs is, at best, inexact. 2. It is certainly true that people learn empathy by attempting to "act" as others; in addition, it is also true that TTRPGs (and other methods of roleplaying) have long been considered safer areas for people to experiment with behaviors and traits (I'm thinking of those that are of interest to the queer community) without necessarily "outing" themselves, especially when this was a much larger concern or there are safety issues or players are younger. 3. It is also true that defined traits for roleplaying is one reason that it can often be effective and helpful for many people that are neurodivergent. 4. Finally, very few people start out being good at something- I think it's important for people that are learning to roleplay to be supported positively with constructive criticism, and not shouted down with derogatory epithets (such as enabling ableism, or racism, or what have you). It can be exceptionally difficult to "put yourself out there." Concentrate on the intent, and the ways to make portrayals better-not on shaming people. IMO. [/QUOTE]

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