Step away from the stereotype.
For anybody who plays video games on a regular basis, it’s long been a joke that when the mainstream media discusses gaming in any capacity, they’ll inevitably bring up how games are surprisingly popular, how it’s not just socially-challenged dweebs in their bedrooms anymore, and how video games are big business. Did you know that the gaming industry is bigger than Hollywood? Yes, Steve. Everyone knows that.
Despite this, the mainstream stereotype is largely still that gamers are socially-challenged dweebs who need to get out more. You’d think that people would know better by now — and in some cases, it’s difficult to imagine how they don’t know better — but here we are; still being told to take a shower, leave the house, touch grass, and expand our horizons beyond a high score and a flagpole.
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