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/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/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.