If you ever want to get into a hobby that will validate your imposter syndrome, consider RPG design. 90% of the population has no idea what you’re on about, 9% don’t care, and of the 1% remaining, more than half are ready to tell you you’re doing it wrong.
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We did have fun, usually at the expense of management :)
And those close to you who do know what you are doing, do understand what it is and why, 99% of them will still prefer to go to the well funded hotness of the month 😆😁🤣😥😭
And, importantly, all of this is predicated on it being an *obscure* hobby, not an *actively stigmatized* one.
So, it's maybe not weird we tend to start out defensively.
What kind of culture would that kind of pressure create?