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<blockquote data-quote="gizmo33" data-source="post: 4098726" data-attributes="member: 30001">Years ago I used to drive by this guy walking along the side of the road every morning on my way to work.&nbsp; His schedule was so regular that I could figure out whether or not I was late based on where he was when I passed him.&nbsp; One morning I got to work and someone told me that this guy had been killed.&nbsp; I didn't know him, but he was a part of my life in some weird unexpected way and it made me sadder than I thought I would be.I thought about this when I heard about Gygax.&nbsp; The article in the OP was stupid.&nbsp; It intentionally missed some basic humanity in an effort to slam geeks.&nbsp; I don't know exactly what DnD is &quot;responsible&quot; for in my life, but it certainly contributed to my life, at least as much as some guy walking along the side of the road did.&nbsp; DnD gave me a reason to read certain things I wouldn't have otherwise.&nbsp; It gave me one more thing to do with my friends.&nbsp; It gave me something to think about and work on.Of course without DnD we all would have found something else to fill that time with.&nbsp; But that seems to me like grieving a friend's death by saying &quot;well, without him I just would have been friends with someone else.&quot;&nbsp; Or &quot;but my friend wasn't as important as my family&quot;, or etc. etc.&nbsp; It's weird and unecessary.Friends, family, teachers, musicians, authors, and other persons including Gygax, have all made important contributions to my life.&nbsp; I would like people to feel free to talk about those things without some idiot ranting about the same old tired stereotypes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gizmo33, post: 4098726, member: 30001"] Years ago I used to drive by this guy walking along the side of the road every morning on my way to work. His schedule was so regular that I could figure out whether or not I was late based on where he was when I passed him. One morning I got to work and someone told me that this guy had been killed. I didn't know him, but he was a part of my life in some weird unexpected way and it made me sadder than I thought I would be. I thought about this when I heard about Gygax. The article in the OP was stupid. It intentionally missed some basic humanity in an effort to slam geeks. I don't know exactly what DnD is "responsible" for in my life, but it certainly contributed to my life, at least as much as some guy walking along the side of the road did. DnD gave me a reason to read certain things I wouldn't have otherwise. It gave me one more thing to do with my friends. It gave me something to think about and work on. Of course without DnD we all would have found something else to fill that time with. But that seems to me like grieving a friend's death by saying "well, without him I just would have been friends with someone else." Or "but my friend wasn't as important as my family", or etc. etc. It's weird and unecessary. Friends, family, teachers, musicians, authors, and other persons including Gygax, have all made important contributions to my life. I would like people to feel free to talk about those things without some idiot ranting about the same old tired stereotypes. [/QUOTE]

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