Call me young, but I can't remember any times or communities where a good chunk of RPers weren't just trying to get their rocks off, barring very small spaces that were niche and/or private. The fabled ye olden days of ERP shaming don't exactly sound like a much more healthy environment, and I will say that a portion of people playing courtesans or looking for IC romance are not solely looking for ERP (and sometimes aren't even looking for it at all), but rather it's just part of their RP character that they like to explore--and sometimes ERP can even be used for just that, and not just glorified cybering.
To answer your questions, I do see this. I also see people who happen to ERP or play sexual characters but provide intriguing RP with or without the sexual tones. I also see great role-players who don't have the slightest interest in ERP. I see some amazing RPers and have no idea whether they do or don't ERP because they must keep anything like that discrete if it happens and I'm too busy enjoying the RP to wonder or care what they do in their private time. I see open world RP's and events and RP FC's and LS's that have nothing to do with sex or ERP.
If it's all that you're seeing, I wonder if it's because you're too busy staring at it to find or notice anything else. I'm not going to argue that it's not prevalent (maybe too much so), but it's far from all that's out there. I think sweeping generalities and doomsaying are time and energy better spent trying to find the RP that is catered to your own liking, and exudes negativity that can make people reluctant to interact. I do understand your frustrations and I've dealt with it, too, but ERP is not all there is, and I don't think pessimism is helpful. Keep at it; there is RP out there that you would enjoy. Keep searching for it, and don't fret over others RPing things that aren't your cup of tea.
To answer your questions, I do see this. I also see people who happen to ERP or play sexual characters but provide intriguing RP with or without the sexual tones. I also see great role-players who don't have the slightest interest in ERP. I see some amazing RPers and have no idea whether they do or don't ERP because they must keep anything like that discrete if it happens and I'm too busy enjoying the RP to wonder or care what they do in their private time. I see open world RP's and events and RP FC's and LS's that have nothing to do with sex or ERP.
If it's all that you're seeing, I wonder if it's because you're too busy staring at it to find or notice anything else. I'm not going to argue that it's not prevalent (maybe too much so), but it's far from all that's out there. I think sweeping generalities and doomsaying are time and energy better spent trying to find the RP that is catered to your own liking, and exudes negativity that can make people reluctant to interact. I do understand your frustrations and I've dealt with it, too, but ERP is not all there is, and I don't think pessimism is helpful. Keep at it; there is RP out there that you would enjoy. Keep searching for it, and don't fret over others RPing things that aren't your cup of tea.
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