Like, sometimes in certain groups (office work/academia), if I even mention games having any kind of cultural impact or that I use free time to play games, I get utter disbelief or comments why I waste my time from some while others obviously also play games. These all are people roughly my age. - ThreadSky

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crazyarcadia.bsky.social • 134 days ago

Like, sometimes in certain groups (office work/academia), if I even mention games having any kind of cultural impact or that I use free time to play games, I get utter disbelief or comments why I waste my time from some while others obviously also play games. These all are people roughly my age.

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crazyarcadia.bsky.social•134 days ago

It's completely baffling to me.. if I mention a TV series, movie, book (even scifi/fantasy) people are open to it, maybe reccomend stuff themselves. But as soon as it's games, I might as well tell them I still play with LEGO and read Disney comics on a scale of "adult acceptance interest level".

crazyarcadia.bsky.social•134 days ago

(Then again, even gaming enthusiasts are unaware of really financially gigantic stuff with an enourmous fanbase such as Asian Gacha games, Roblox, younger gen gaming culture memes like Skibidi and so on which are bigger than anything AAA gaming related)

konrad42.bsky.social•134 days ago

It varies a lot in my experience. I went to a dance class a few years before Covid hit and it had people roughly my age and I got that look when I asked them if anyone else watched the recent E3 announcements.

crazyarcadia.bsky.social•134 days ago

I mean I get that not everyone is invested in all forms of media. E.g. I don't watch a lot of new TV series and I mostly read non-fiction. And games still have a higher entry barrier.. the article mentions that almost everyone plays on their phones. But that's more like "distraction media" in a way.

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