Listen to this. They confess everything I've said.
They confessed to the primacy of Network Effects.
They confessed to the primacy of Rules.
They confessed to the primacy of Procedure being how Play is experienced.
They confessed to the primacy of the Revealed Preference of Rules As Written as soon as serious stakes are perceived to be on the table.
SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP!
Everything else is insanity pretending to come up with justification for Cargo Cult norms regarding Conventional Play. They confessed to the data supporting my position. They confessed to Revealed Preferences supporting my position. They confessed across the board, and they carried on as if nothing happened.
They don't want to go to the conclusion because they earn their living, in whole or in part, from the delusion.
The conclusion is this: Just. Play. D&D. Everything else is delusional to varying degrees in commercial terms. (Non-commercial? Different story, largely due to not needing to make money or feed the ego of collectors who only--at best--read and never play.)
I am so glad that things are going to force these delusional people to quit.
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