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"I don't want Politics in my Gaming!" (infosec.pub)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by juergen_hubert@ttrpg.network to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network

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Seriously. Every form of entertainment has baked-in political assumptions, and that definitely includes #ttrpg . You might choose not to examine them, but this is an active choice on your part, and you don't get to pretend that your entertainment is "free of politics".

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[–] Nima@leminal.space -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

man I just wanna play my lyre and have an adventure and have fun. I don't wanna argue over politics. I game to get away from all that.

I think it's ok to want to have some space between stuff.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The point is that there are politics in your game, like it or not. Whether you make them a central focus is another story entirely.

[–] Nima@leminal.space 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

yep they exist. but I don't need to solely focus on them. and this entire thread seems to be people saying that fact over and over again. (as you just did as well)

is there some kind of meme I missed or something? I'm confused as to why there's so much hostility in the comments.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 3 points 4 days ago

This comment answers it better than I can - https://beehaw.org/post/24101893/5457340

The hostility comes from the fact that for many, their existence is "political". When people say "I don't want politics in my game" it often means that they don't want to consider the existence of those people.