The idea some people have that you should “grow out of video games” once you reach a certain age is so bleak.
god forbid you marry someone like that, who decides *for you* that gaming isnt an artform, or adventure, but more of an unhealthy vice, like potato chips
one of my worst fears as a kid was that by some unholy alchemy, Time would one day rip me out of my seat & transmute me into an upstanding citizen who only thinks about paying bills, fitted sheets & healthcare premiums
its natural for some people to grow out of it on their own. but this idea of cutting yourself off because you aged out of it is so weird and unsettling to me