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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 2624073" data-attributes="member: 5143">That's really an opinion and not a strict truth.  By strict definition, LIVING is a hobby, it's just something you do in your spare time while you aren't dead.What each person chooses to do with their life is up to them and any value judgements you make about what they choose to do are purely opinion and nothing else.  Some people spend their entire life watching one sports game after another for 90% of their time when not sleeping or at work.  I think this is pretty bad, but that's their choice to make.  And people like that are much more mainstream than role players are.  Most of them are socially accepted.It's just a matter of finding someone who has the same values you do.  I play video games, watch movies and TV, play RPGs and board games, listen to music, sit around and talk to my friends, work, and read about technology on the internet.  I pretty much don't do anything beyond that.  I've been told that I'm not well rounded enough because I don't like to go out drinking and/or go to clubs.  I could be "too focused".  Or I could just be that sort of person.I know I'm currently talking with a girl I met in a MMORPG that I get along with really well because we both watch enough TV and movies to be able to make and recognize pop culture references constantly and we play the same game so we have a point of reference to relate to each other.  She says she hasn't played D&D yet, but would love to try it.  I'll have to arrange that sometime.</blockquote>

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