My comfort zone has recently shrunk to only the size of my apartment and the bar where the pub quiz takes place. So I thought I would expand it a bit and go to a different pub quiz that takes place at a different bar.
The different quiz in question is quite new. It has only been held once so far, and the previous time it had a whole round dedicated to video games and other games. So I was excited for today. Hoping that topics relevant to my interests would reduce my discomfort from being in a new location.
But just now, only a couple of hours before its start, the organizer casually mentioned that he had removed the games round from the quiz.
I mean, I get it. You get lots of random people show up at your quiz and they might be weirded out by a whole round about games, especially if they are some of those people who think games are a huge waste of time and life. So you would want to cater to a more wide audience by only including topics that everyone can appreciate, like medieval thrusting weapons.
But at the same time, leaving out that round is similar to the time when I stopped bleaching my hair and permanently removed my lip piercings. Sure, it will make you more socially acceptable, but it will also destroy your precious bits of individuality, personality. Make you bland. A sheep. One of the masses. Unremarkable.