agreed, it's online barbies and it's unimportant. but no hobby is important by comparison to people's jobs and families and real priorities.

i think a lot of us are autistic nerds with past experience of being told that the things we enjoy are stupid and wrong and a waste of time. so some of us are more sensitive about it than we probably should be. that's why i said it's about phrasing. got actual important things taking up all your time and don't want to rp anymore? totally understandable. go do them. no need to make people who still rp feel shitty about it by saying negative things. obviously not everyone does this! but some do, in a way i haven't seen from people who give up offline hobbies because they have more important commitments.