/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9030692
>>9031313

yes, there were fewer normies. there wwere fewer cosplayers overall, and a lot more interaction between the attendees. Nowadays people snap a picture with their iphone and move on, whereas before people would come up to cosplayers and talk about their shared interests and make friends. people would talk to the person next to them beside a booth and make friends that way. the masquerade was a little less good than it is now but not by much, and it was plenty more popular. people would cheer for their favourite characters regardless of costume quality and there was more of a party vibe in general. the halls werent quite as crowded and there were more things to interact with, like MTG tournaments and large amounts of tables with papers and pens for doodling and chilling out, where you could always find a seat and chat with some strangers.

its no lie that comic con was better back then, but cons generally were. not because of less manchildren and neckbeards, in fact it was quite the opposite. normies are just wastes of space, they dont want to interact just observe, and they attend the con like its a safari, scoffing at cosplayers and the "weird japanese cartoons".

theyre entitled to be ignorant and passive, but they certainly dont make the con better for it. These days theres really no reason to visit comic con because absolutely everything that used to be worth seeing or doing is gone. theres just a lot of stalls with cheap generic tat from china, shitty tumblr artists and overpriced snacks.I wish I knew before attending this year.