3. Older gamers, how do you handle the perception of the hobby by others?

Older gamers, how do you handle the perception of the hobby by others?

I'm 34 and don't care.
Also probably helps that I mostly order my games online and so I'm rarely in gaming stores.
I know how you feel though. I had a favorite band that, when they had a hit song on the radio, had their fan demographics shift almost overnight.
I was in my 20's and went to a show and, rather than people my age (like at shows in the past) it was a lot of high school kids--primarily young girls.
I'll admit that I was bothered and people giving me some shit for it here and there didn't help much but, who cares?
I like what I like. I have some other hobbies (and I'd say that isn't a bad idea...but still stick to stuff you like) but I like to game. What I do with my spare time is, honestly, my business and no one is going to tell me otherwise so long as I'm not harming anyone or anything.

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