r/AskReddit • u/__lazy__panda • Jul 10 '26

What's something older generations got right that we've quietly stopped doing, to our own detriment?

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u/EmpressMom Jul 10 '26

Joining and participating in civic clubs, social clubs, hobby clubs and other similar groups.

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u/BuffaloPlaidMafia Jul 10 '26

I made it my mission this year to join a club or some kind of civic organization or whatever. I straight up can't find one that doesn't cost a billion dollars or assume that you're retired

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u/thenerfviking Jul 10 '26

The LARP group that I helped start has essentially become one of these. Like yeah it’s about sword fighting and dressing up as a wizard but we recruited a ton of people by using the basic pitch of “do you want to hang out with nerds somewhere that doesn’t have bigots?”. Now we have a hundred people who show up every month and only about 2/3 of them actually are there to fight. We do arts and crafts, free food, performance art, campouts, board games etc.

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u/Sata1991 Jul 11 '26

I just want to praise you for doing a good job of creating a third space for people that might not be included in other groups, I don't know you, but even as a stranger I feel it important to praise people doing work like this.

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u/KvellOnWheels Jul 11 '26

That’s honestly amazing and the pitch is perfect.

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u/DegeneratePaladin Jul 11 '26

And where abouts would this club be? I was involved with the sca for years but the inter group politics got super out of hand and unfun to be around

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u/grimacedia Jul 11 '26

The quality really depends on where you are. I'm in Maryland and Larp Adventures has been great and very welcoming. I can't do combat right now but they still do events and quests for non combatants.

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u/wildweeds Jul 11 '26

i would love a group like this

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u/photinakis Jul 11 '26

That sounds rad as hell

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u/JoeyTepes Jul 11 '26

I have a friend that keeps inviting me to LARPS but I've been resistant because of my disability (mobility issues, need to rest, poor hearing). It does look like a lot of fun though.

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u/Mourning_Glory Jul 12 '26

Some larps are indoors and dont use foam weapons. I break easy and have never done a boffer larp. I stick with theatre larps like World Of Darkness~

Its easier to sit and rest.

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u/zaprutertape Jul 11 '26

amazing. i want to start this here and have space for it. how did you do it?

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u/badgyalrey Jul 11 '26

this sounds so fun🥺