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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 9513403" data-attributes="member: 18">Ok, cool, because my point was that they were, so I guess we agree.I'd be interested to know which schools those were, because with the limited number of state colleges I'm familiar with (mostly coastal states and Indiana), I don't think the majority of students are from impoverished backgrounds in any cases, and that's something that's been discussed as an issue. Obviously please don't doxx yourself/your wife, just skip whichever one(s) you're at!Also back on the point re: cozy, I find it a little hard to square your claim that it's &quot;more popular than ever&quot; with the fact that in terms of successful media, we are unquestionably trending away from cozy for older teens and young adults, whether it's videogames, music, TV, or the like, and certainly if we look at Twitch channels popular with those age groups (and a bit younger, concerningly), they're actually remarkably nasty, like way nastier than we were being on the internet at that age (and we weren't exactly nice!). The cozy lifestyle and chat people seem to be primarily watched by younger Millennials (i.e. late 20s through mid 30s). I can't see how it's possible for &quot;cozy&quot; to be the dominant aesthetic when it's absolutely not reflected by any media consumed by that age group. For every Stardew Valley that sells 30m copies, there's a Witcher 3 selling 50m copies, and a GTAV selling 200m copies, and a Call of Duty selling 500m copies, and so on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 9513403, member: 18"] Ok, cool, because my point was that they were, so I guess we agree. I'd be interested to know which schools those were, because with the limited number of state colleges I'm familiar with (mostly coastal states and Indiana), I don't think the majority of students are from impoverished backgrounds in any cases, and that's something that's been discussed as an issue. Obviously please don't doxx yourself/your wife, just skip whichever one(s) you're at! Also back on the point re: cozy, I find it a little hard to square your claim that it's "more popular than ever" with the fact that in terms of successful media, we are unquestionably trending away from cozy for older teens and young adults, whether it's videogames, music, TV, or the like, and certainly if we look at Twitch channels popular with those age groups (and a bit younger, concerningly), they're actually [I]remarkably[/I] nasty, like way nastier than we were being on the internet at that age (and we weren't exactly nice!). The cozy lifestyle and chat people seem to be primarily watched by younger Millennials (i.e. late 20s through mid 30s). I can't see how it's possible for "cozy" to be the dominant aesthetic when it's absolutely not reflected by any media consumed by that age group. For every Stardew Valley that sells 30m copies, there's a Witcher 3 selling 50m copies, and a GTAV selling 200m copies, and a Call of Duty selling 500m copies, and so on. [/QUOTE]

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