The Cool Kids At The Table
The hobby can sometimes feel like high school or college all over again. There’s an “in crowd”. Certain rooms. Certain platforms. Certain livestreams. Certain voices that seem to hold all the influence. They chant,“Why break anywhere else?!” reinforcing that familiar, ever-present feeling of FOMO and exclusion. And if you’re not plugged in, it can feel like you’re collecting in the shadows—like you’re always one step behind or one grail short of being accepted. You start