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<blockquote data-quote="Curmudjinn" data-source="post: 7925827" data-attributes="member: 6778159">I'm not sure why you and Umbra want to use the term millennials, when I have not. Please don't assume and put words in my mouth and then passive/aggressively talk down to me using those words. That's rather rude. The generation of players. Which isn't a stereotypical age group, but a theme across many gaming hobbies, including sports and leisure. I teach D&amp;D. I have for many years. I also teach multiple youth sports. It is a prevalent ideological theme among players and parents alike, in my experience over multiple decades. This only pertains to the specific point I referenced, of GMs being blamed for any negativity in a game, be it planned or due to unlucky rolls or bad choices. It also links with the Mercer effect(and something we call the Steph Curry effect), of many believing things have to be done a certain way, forsaking certain skills and responsibilities.Regardless, it's getting off topic so I'll leave it at that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Curmudjinn, post: 7925827, member: 6778159"] I'm not sure why you and Umbra want to use the term [I]millennials, [/I]when I have not. Please don't assume and put words in my mouth and then passive/aggressively talk down to me using those words. That's rather rude. The generation of players. Which isn't a stereotypical age group, but a theme across many gaming hobbies, including sports and leisure. I teach D&D. I have for many years. I also teach multiple youth sports. It is a prevalent ideological theme among players and parents alike, in my experience over multiple decades. This only pertains to the specific point I referenced, of GMs being blamed for any negativity in a game, be it planned or due to unlucky rolls or bad choices. It also links with the Mercer effect(and something we call the Steph Curry effect), of many believing things have to be done a certain way, forsaking certain skills and responsibilities. Regardless, it's getting off topic so I'll leave it at that. [/QUOTE]

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