I’m flipping through my daughter’s yearbook. I shit you not there is an entire page devoted to the Dungeons & Dragons Club!!!
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I bet even girls are in the club. Things have changed so much. Gaming in general, D&D specifically, were geek only in my youth. Heck, at least one friend in high school wasn't supposed to play because it was satanism.
Now "normal" people play.
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I'd argue it was Big Bang Theory that did that and Stranger Things took it forward from there.
Regardless, it is associated with nerdism. As tech took off in the 90s into the early 2000s, nerdism went mainstream.
You can throw a little "normies" at it, Marv. D&D is an all-genders play these days.
Happened way before that.
Stranger Things wouldn't have happened without the popularity of PnP RPGs.
I just looked. 14 kids and 2 teachers. Half as many as the ESports club. I didn’t know that was a thing either
Yup .. or whatever else anyone wants to use from fantasy fiction or myth.
I did wrestling, boxing and swimming, as well as Chess Team. Athlete and nerd?
Maybe I’m wrong, but I think the rise of nerd culture coincided with the rise of mainstream Marvel movie success.
I still think tech guys like Gates, Allen, and Bezos made it cool to be a nerd in the mainstream, or maybe it was Booger, Lewis, and the boys of Lambda Lambda Lambda?
I hung out with the smokers, athletes and nerds. Enjoyed all of the groups. I don’t really know why, but that’s what I did.
Same here. 3 varsity sports, student govt, FFA officer, etc... Have been in tech sales field for over 30 yrs.
I know I'm a mix of both, although the ratio has quickly accelerated away from the athlete end of the spectrum.
I think it was helpful in my career. All leadership and management. Some things just come naturally, I think.
I think if you can relate to people, carry yourself with some confidence, look people in the eye and manage at least a small smile, regardless of the situation, that will take a young person a long way in life as long they keep doing it every day.
