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[mcmurtry66]

I’m flipping through my daughter’s yearbook. I shit you not there is an entire page devoted to the Dungeons & Dragons Club!!!

 

[UncleMark]

I’m flipping through my daughter’s yearbook. I shit you not there is an entire page devoted to the Dungeons & Dragons Club!!!

It's all old teachers, right? Science and math.

 

[mcmurtry66]

It's all old teachers, right? Science and math.

Lol yes. But they have kids doing it

 

[Marvin the Martian]

I’m flipping through my daughter’s yearbook. I shit you not there is an entire page devoted to the Dungeons & Dragons Club!!!

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.

 

[IU_Hickory]

Stranger things made it cool again

 

[hookyIU1990]

Stranger things made it cool again

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.

 

[hoosboot]

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.

You can throw a little "normies" at it, Marv. D&D is an all-genders play these days.

 

[T.M.P.]

Stranger things made it cool again

Happened way before that.

Stranger Things wouldn't have happened without the popularity of PnP RPGs.

 

[T.M.P.]

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.

Nope, it was the LoTR movies, and anime.

 

[mcmurtry66]

I just looked. 14 kids and 2 teachers. Half as many as the ESports club. I didn’t know that was a thing either

 

[hookyIU1990]

Nope, it was the LoTR movies, and anime.

Are you talking about DnD or the general idea that it became cool to be a nerd?

 

[T.M.P.]

Are you talking about DnD or the general idea that it became cool to be a nerd?

DnD ...

 

[hookyIU1990]

DnD ...

Never played it. Orcs, Rangers, Elves, etc...?

 

[T.M.P.]

Never played it. Orcs, Rangers, Elves, etc...?

Yup .. or whatever else anyone wants to use from fantasy fiction or myth.

 

[Aloha Hoosier]

Are you talking about DnD or the general idea that it became cool to be a nerd?

I did wrestling, boxing and swimming, as well as Chess Team. Athlete and nerd?

 

[ulrey]

Stranger things made it cool again

Again??

 

[BradStevens]

Are you talking about DnD or the general idea that it became cool to be a nerd?

Maybe I’m wrong, but I think the rise of nerd culture coincided with the rise of mainstream Marvel movie success.

 

[hookyIU1990]

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?

 

[hookyIU1990]

I did wrestling, boxing and swimming, as well as Chess Team. Athlete and nerd?

No clue. Maybe both?

 

[hookyIU1990]

Yup .. or whatever else anyone wants to use from fantasy fiction or myth.

I had no idea. LOTR makes sense. Thanks.

 

[Aloha Hoosier]

No clue. Maybe both?

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.

 

[hookyIU1990]

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.

 

[Aloha Hoosier]

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.

 

[hookyIU1990]

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.

 

[Aloha Hoosier]

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.

Yep. That's part of Leadership 101.