I had a friend group who participated in these fairs and Dagorhir (battle roleplay + foam padded weapons). I never asked them why they participated. But from o

I had a friend group who participated in these fairs and Dagorhir (battle roleplay + foam padded weapons). I never asked them why they participated. But from observation they had great joy in hand crafting costume, weapons, and armor, then utilizing their craft to roleplay and battle. Maybe there’s something to be said about ownership. I’d also hesitate to guess that the medieval time period was a time when most of the technology at the time could be understood and actively participated by the average person while simultaneously supporting a growing! civilization. Now the average person undesirably participates in a no or low growth job where they have no agency in their day to day.