It sure feels like I’m the only person in NZ who has a gaming PC. I know we’re an isolated island at the end of world and all, so it’s really hard to ship IT parts over here.
I literally woke up this morning to a couple of friends (mostly women) unfriending me because they didn’t know how much of a “dweeb” and a “nerd” I was, for posting on Friday night “excited to play Starfield over the weekend!” with a pic of my PC rig with the game booted up. None of my male friends have ever mentioned that they know what video games are, now that I think about it. I do know some board gamers, but apparently, NZers look down on you if you’re into video games. Board games are “social.” In Wellington, there are even board game bars where it’s integrated with the drinking culture. Video games are for pasty-faced “loners” who will “shoot up the school.”