Of course, I have known that D&D is 'cool' for over 30 years now...
One thing mentioned in the essay -- which elicited from me an old man, 'you-kids-these-days', reaction -- was this: "Adding to the newfound popularity are thousands of D&D games broadcast on YouTube and the live-stream service Twitch." For the life of me, I cannot comprehend the appeal of watching others play games online. That sounds about as appealing as watching other people drink beer or eat chips. The point of role-playing games is to play. But whatever -- it's obviously no harm to me if others enjoy that sort of thing, and if it gets more people interested in playing RPGs, and thus growing the hobby, then so much the better.
