This is a bigger problem than just this organization. There is a general malaise among the whole population. Voting has been declining. Public engagement has been declining.
I myself have said that voting is irrelevant, even though I still cast my ballot. Whether it will be counted or not, I don't know.
Even Presidents who are supposed to set policy are declining to do their civil duty.
We hear from them once every couple of years during their "State of the Union" address.
FDR held a weekly radio address.
Reagan consistently came on tv to enlist the peoples aid in legislation, and to inform the population what was going on, and what the administration thought was best.
Now we are lucky to get a note that we started another war in another country.
It's never been easier to contact our elected officials, but no one even cares to anymore.
Fundamentally sad. An organization that understands that it is greying out should be pushing younger members into leadership positions where they can be groomed by older leadership, then those positions should be filled in a few years. Keep the grognards on an informal board of directors or advisory council to mentor and assist the younger leadership.
Understanding what we have lost in mentoring and leading is critical to these older leaders. Thick heads will get your organization into rapid decay.
This sounds so similar to the demise of the hexagon-based wargaming that I used to play and attend conventions through the 1980s. I started miniature gaming largely because no one played old Avalon Hill or SPI boardgames anymore.
The local gamer group that I belonged (I'm no longer active) is also graying. It was still well attended, though, but I moved and don't know the status.
I think face to face gaming is just being supplanted by computer gaming. Hell, it seems like even TTRPGs have moved online with the MMORPGs.
My kids just play computer and video games. Sure, they’ll play a board game with Dad if I ask…but they never volunteer to.
I miss the old board wargames; my favorite was Third Reich. I used to play in tournaments at Cons in California. I haven’t played that game in 30+ years now.
That is sad. We had several kids play tabletop game, including long RPG campaigns with us over the years, but all of them have abandoned it. Some are definitely obsessive over video games and simply "dont' get" the in-person, tactile experience, but in larger part it's because they're just extremely anti-social.
This is a bigger problem than just this organization. There is a general malaise among the whole population. Voting has been declining. Public engagement has been declining.
I myself have said that voting is irrelevant, even though I still cast my ballot. Whether it will be counted or not, I don't know.
Even Presidents who are supposed to set policy are declining to do their civil duty.
We hear from them once every couple of years during their "State of the Union" address.
FDR held a weekly radio address.
Reagan consistently came on tv to enlist the peoples aid in legislation, and to inform the population what was going on, and what the administration thought was best.
Now we are lucky to get a note that we started another war in another country.
It's never been easier to contact our elected officials, but no one even cares to anymore.
Fundamentally sad. An organization that understands that it is greying out should be pushing younger members into leadership positions where they can be groomed by older leadership, then those positions should be filled in a few years. Keep the grognards on an informal board of directors or advisory council to mentor and assist the younger leadership.
Understanding what we have lost in mentoring and leading is critical to these older leaders. Thick heads will get your organization into rapid decay.
Sounds like the United States Congress to me.
This sounds so similar to the demise of the hexagon-based wargaming that I used to play and attend conventions through the 1980s. I started miniature gaming largely because no one played old Avalon Hill or SPI boardgames anymore.
The local gamer group that I belonged (I'm no longer active) is also graying. It was still well attended, though, but I moved and don't know the status.
I'm not convinced it's graying so much as it's always been gray and is just naturally toward the grayer end of the age continuum.
Probably.
I think face to face gaming is just being supplanted by computer gaming. Hell, it seems like even TTRPGs have moved online with the MMORPGs.
My kids just play computer and video games. Sure, they’ll play a board game with Dad if I ask…but they never volunteer to.
I miss the old board wargames; my favorite was Third Reich. I used to play in tournaments at Cons in California. I haven’t played that game in 30+ years now.
That is sad. We had several kids play tabletop game, including long RPG campaigns with us over the years, but all of them have abandoned it. Some are definitely obsessive over video games and simply "dont' get" the in-person, tactile experience, but in larger part it's because they're just extremely anti-social.
"Apres moi, le deluge" - swan song of the American Boomer.