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Originally Posted by pig
Hmm...this thread sort of turned into a pile of shit. Interesting. So, I guess I'm back to earlier question - I can't really see the allure of such a society, or the things they do. For those of you that are involved in this sort of thing, what is it that makes it worth your time? From what I could glean when I would watch those guys, it didn't really seem like the sort of thing you could really do casually...is it just escapism? What's the level of technology acceptance among such groups? Do they typically want to revert back to an earlier time without light bulbs and running water kind of fantasy trip? I hate to see zeraph's search for likeminded TFP members be completely derailed by the apparent controversy over the nature of their "fencing" competitions.
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It's not really escapism any more than other sports/martial arts, we rarely talk from our persona. It's the same reason anyone likes football or hockey. Combine that with a like for history and camaraderie and you have your average SCAer. Most people are married and bring their kids to the daytime events so we're not at all like the actors from the renfaire.
We hardly scorn technology, people talk on cellphones, wear sun glasses, etc. We talk about normal modern stuff in between fights, and have a lot of normal parties as well as themed (dressing period) parties.
The last party I went to we got drunk and played rockband/guitar hero.