(11-13-2014, 11:10 PM)Mae Wrote: Are the highly religious wrong for thinking that way? No, because that's just how they are. Are they wrong for trying to get other people to believe the same? No, but that's because that's just how they are AND they do it with the best intentions from the point of view that they've been raised in.
THIS. THIS is how I try to explain anything whenever 'religion pops up! /saves for later
As for your point, yeah, everyone (nearly everyone) roleplayed as a kid. Even daydreaming could be considered roleplaying. What was it they say? How you'd go insane if you were ever completely living within reality? We as humans NEED escapism and therefore we roleplay/daydream/make-believe whatever you want to call it.
As for mainstream, I try to think of it like this; let's look at .Hack for a moment. The anime is about people logging into a video game--they are aware they are in a game and in virtual reality. We, every single person that plays [insert MMO here] know that we are in a game. We know there are mechanics that can and cannot be done within the game, just as we know we have lore. Now, the reason I mentioned .hack is because in a situation like that, you would literally have to force yourself to act as a fantasy character within fantasy--an Inception like concept to some. The concept of maintaining and balancing and building a character in a fantasy world is trick enough when it's just level grinding--some people just wouldn't take the effort to roleplay, which is perfectly fine. People in my Company will tell you I'm the exact opposite; I can't be bothered to effectively level or gear beyond what I absolutely must. Been playing for a year and have only JUST gotten to Good King Moogle Mog.
Meandering aside, the point is, RP is only as good as you give; I don't think that if RP went Mainstream we'd see much of a difference UNLESS roleplaying did something for your stats. The people who don't RP now simply wouldn't put forth anymore effort to do so then they already do.
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