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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 9694005" data-attributes="member: 6796661">I mean today. While D&amp;D experience its first boom in 80s, and many kids played it at the time, the majority gave it up as they became adults. Among those who did play and gave it up who are in their 40s and above today, many find it strange when people their age are still playing it. Further, even though there were many who played it in the 80s, it was still a minority, as was a lot of &quot;geek&quot; culture, and so there is a large percentage of older generations that don't have much experience with it and feel it is odd for adults to be engaged with these hobbies. People in their 20s today, are far less likely to find it weird. &quot;Geek&quot; culture (TTRPGs, comic IPs, sci fi, anime, video games, etc.) have gotten mainstream to the point that even those who are not into it, gave grown up with it being ubiquitous and almost certainly have a lot of peers who are into it. This is, of course, all anecdotal.&nbsp; If you have never run into older adults finding your hobbies a little odd for someone your age, I'm truly glad for you. But that hasn't been my experience.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 9694005, member: 6796661"] I mean today. While D&D experience its first boom in 80s, and many kids played it at the time, the majority gave it up as they became adults. Among those who did play and gave it up who are in their 40s and above today, many find it strange when people their age are still playing it. Further, even though there were many who played it in the 80s, it was still a minority, as was a lot of "geek" culture, and so there is a large percentage of older generations that don't have much experience with it and feel it is odd for adults to be engaged with these hobbies. People in their 20s today, are far less likely to find it weird. "Geek" culture (TTRPGs, comic IPs, sci fi, anime, video games, etc.) have gotten mainstream to the point that even those who are not into it, gave grown up with it being ubiquitous and almost certainly have a lot of peers who are into it. This is, of course, all anecdotal. If you have never run into older adults finding your hobbies a little odd for someone your age, I'm truly glad for you. But that hasn't been my experience. [/QUOTE]

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