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I think most of the stigma has gone away now. Admittedly I run in tech heavy social circles, but many of the people I know either still play video games or sto
by timwiseman 15y ago
I think most of the stigma has gone away now. Admittedly I run in tech heavy social circles, but many of the people I know either still play video games or stopped due solely to lack of time and envy those who do still play.
Of course, you can have more than one hobby. I still play video games when I have time and the mood strikes me, but I also play Go and that is what I bring up when asked. (Not due to concerns about social stigma, I am just hoping they will also play Go and we can arrange a game.)
- neutronicus 15y agoI mean, male peers were never a problem. It just so happens that male peers are the group of people in whose opinion I am least invested. Both older (read: more powerful) men and women of all ages seem to respond much better when I mention "cycling", "hiking", or "boxing" than when I all I had was "playing video games", "watching downloaded television", or even "reading". It's kind of hard to untangle the effects of 42 pounds weight loss from any of these experiments, though.
- nickik 15y agoWhen somebody thinks your a idiot because you do "reading", they can go to hell anyways.
- karamazov 15y agoI play Go too - we should play a few games =)