Another way of saying that is:
"We're all crazy. Let he who is without sin in his glass house cast the
first stone."
NFL vs. Traveller, I don't think math makes ratios that small.
> Chuck, Rupert, et al.--
>
> Having given this a fair amount of thought over the years (being the
> target of some of this "enthusiasm"), my thoughts have included this:
>
> The population of people who get real value, pleasure, and excitement out
> of RPGs (i.e., sitting around for large portions of their lives thinking
> about imaginary worlds and what happens there), is only a limited portion
> of the whole population, and I think we would all accept, a minority.
>
> As all characteristics in life are two-edged, this capacity for sustained
> fantasy comes with an unnatural aversion to things that oppose our current
> "what I want to imagine," as compared to our current "things I want to
> imagine."
>
> We all know that the things "I want to imagine" change over our lives, but
> the issue is the INTENSITY of that desire/aversion, as that is necessary
> for a person to want to play an RPG to begin with. As opposed to waiting
> 364 days for the next Super Bowl. From what I hear, they still play that.
>
> As I said, I've given this a lot of thought over the years, and this is
> one of my thoughts, not all of them. But today, I think it is the most
> salient one. YMMV
>
> God bless us, every one.
>
>> On 5 Feb 2016 at 8:56, [Traveller_TNE] wrote:
>>>
>>> What I have absolutely never understood about our "hobby" is the level
> of fanaticism that seems to appear. I've got all of the editions of
> Traveller and I mix and match the pieces that work for me and ignore
> the ones that don't. I'd like to think this is a balanced perspective
> on a "game" that is meant to be an enjoyable experience for the
> participants.
>>> I've been around long enough to have seen the flamewars over any number
> of different topics, and it's just utterly juvenile behavior to me. I
> realize that there are those individuals who have adopted a particular
> version of Traveller as a "religion" and in typical fashion are
> intolerant of those who don't share their "beliefs." That sort of
> behavior is just not acceptable for children, let alone adults. In
> short, if a game has become your reality then you have a problem
> bordering on outright addiction and you need to get a life and learn to
> respect the opinions and perspectives of others without spiraling down
> into some petty, childish rant about a non-real situation. Intolerance
> and hate are for small-minded people. I'd like to hope that we can all
> be better than that.
>>> But...
>>> Your Mileage May Vary...
>>
>> It's common behaviour for people when it comes to hobbies. There is only
> one correct
>> scale for a model railway, and so on.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
"We're all crazy. Let he who is without sin in his glass house cast the
first stone."
NFL vs. Traveller, I don't think math makes ratios that small.
> Chuck, Rupert, et al.--
>
> Having given this a fair amount of thought over the years (being the
> target of some of this "enthusiasm"), my thoughts have included this:
>
> The population of people who get real value, pleasure, and excitement out
> of RPGs (i.e., sitting around for large portions of their lives thinking
> about imaginary worlds and what happens there), is only a limited portion
> of the whole population, and I think we would all accept, a minority.
>
> As all characteristics in life are two-edged, this capacity for sustained
> fantasy comes with an unnatural aversion to things that oppose our current
> "what I want to imagine," as compared to our current "things I want to
> imagine."
>
> We all know that the things "I want to imagine" change over our lives, but
> the issue is the INTENSITY of that desire/aversion, as that is necessary
> for a person to want to play an RPG to begin with. As opposed to waiting
> 364 days for the next Super Bowl. From what I hear, they still play that.
>
> As I said, I've given this a lot of thought over the years, and this is
> one of my thoughts, not all of them. But today, I think it is the most
> salient one. YMMV
>
> God bless us, every one.
>
>> On 5 Feb 2016 at 8:56, [Traveller_TNE] wrote:
>>>
>>> What I have absolutely never understood about our "hobby" is the level
> of fanaticism that seems to appear. I've got all of the editions of
> Traveller and I mix and match the pieces that work for me and ignore
> the ones that don't. I'd like to think this is a balanced perspective
> on a "game" that is meant to be an enjoyable experience for the
> participants.
>>> I've been around long enough to have seen the flamewars over any number
> of different topics, and it's just utterly juvenile behavior to me. I
> realize that there are those individuals who have adopted a particular
> version of Traveller as a "religion" and in typical fashion are
> intolerant of those who don't share their "beliefs." That sort of
> behavior is just not acceptable for children, let alone adults. In
> short, if a game has become your reality then you have a problem
> bordering on outright addiction and you need to get a life and learn to
> respect the opinions and perspectives of others without spiraling down
> into some petty, childish rant about a non-real situation. Intolerance
> and hate are for small-minded people. I'd like to hope that we can all
> be better than that.
>>> But...
>>> Your Mileage May Vary...
>>
>> It's common behaviour for people when it comes to hobbies. There is only
> one correct
>> scale for a model railway, and so on.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>