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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Azlan" data-source="post: 818272" data-attributes="member: 2340">I didn't say role-playing gamers are "abnormal"; I said they're "not typical". Big difference, there. But for those of you who have difficulties with words and their common definitions, I'll illustrate...Daytime temperatures of 75 degrees, outdoors, in the middle of July, in southern Texas, is not typical. Daytime temperatures of 50 degrees, outdoors, in the middle of July, in southern Texas, is abnormal.There are many reasons why the majority of the American population doesn't have the interest or the wherewithall for roleplaying games. But since you guys want to dwell on the most negative aspect of that -- i.e., the "wherewithall" part, which seems to indicate that most American's lack the intelligence or education (but can also include the lack of free time and other resources) to play RPGs -- I will offer the following...According to data in a report titled "Adult Literacy in America", which was compiled in 1993 by the US Department of Education, half of Americans do not have the most basic reading skills. Now, doesn't a roleplaying game like D&D, whose Player's Handbook alone is nearly 300 pages of dense reading material and game mechanics, require at least the most basic reading skills... ?!Wake up and see reality, you guys.</blockquote>