In 01 I told my high school counselor I wanted to be a carpenter like my father and he laughed and kept handing me college pamphlets. Shit was drilled into us as the only way forward, anything less was deemed financial suicide.
@MarshSMT I lived in bumfuck Indiana and the local card shop in the late 90s - early 2000s had JP boosters and these cool sheets the cards would come on in like a 4 or 6 set I think for vending? As a teen I’d get them since they were more readily available.
Why are people comparing gaming to jobs? Raiding is not a job, MMOs are not a job. You decide the game you play, and you choose who you play with. No excuses???
I get why people leave this place, but for me, this is the only place online that captures the feeling of working for a restaurant or bar that’s financially unraveling and most of the employees kind hate each other. that’s a foundational human experience