I've been thinking about my observation that the five-or-so silos comprising the #ttrpg scene are ideological in nature.

One of the characteristics of ideology is that it totalises... It's not just a school of thought but a vision of the world and you don't necessarily realise you have an ideology until you encounter someone who rejects it.

I've noticed a few people claiming that 'Gamism' isn't a thing anymore but I would argue that it is about 80% of the hobby and *growing*