I was sent a link to a post on the D&D subreddit (/r/dnd). The contents of the post aren't important, but my eye was drawn to the header. A beholder with the LGBTQIA++ BIPOC Trans flag and multicolored rainbow eyes.
To the mods and members of that subreddit, about Dungeons & Dragons, THAT'S the most important thing?
Also, of course, "No AI" is in the top 5 rules.
I know there are quite a few tabletop players here--is the entire community like this? I haven't played in some 20 years, and the last time I did it was mostly nerdy and edgy white and asian dudes. What happened??
Like most things internet facing have been the last decade or so, the big mainstream public spaces are all curated that way yes. And that does trickle down into the numbers and kinds of people who stick around unfortunately.
But also like the internet, there are a small proportion of extremely based and insular groups that have to sometimes keep quiet in the internet public square due to the burning gaze of the faggy overlords. But who are more than vocal behind closed doors about not wanting that shit and willing to do whatever it takes to gatekeep the last few bastions and take spaces back wherever the opportunity arises.