As a huge fan of old school D&D, I have noticed an absurd amount of mentally ill people using D&D as a way to act out their depravity and twisted self-delusional fantasies. I have noticed it in the game store, among (ex)friends, and in many 5th edition communities.
The newest edition especially makes it easy for people to play overpowered furry hermaphrodites and there's a disgusting trend amongst modern players to demand roleplaying sexual depravity.
It's quite upsetting because I would like to just play a classic beer-n-pretzel hack'n'slash with minimal story, maximum murder, and no fucking queermoes trying to make me roleplay faggotry.
Wouldn’t it still be more of a generation thing rather than a design flaw? Unless your saying some of these ideals are in the players handbook. I mean like actual literature. If that’s the case, that is sick!
I blame the diversity/inclusivity push for all the woke shit.
Maybe, if the 5e rules weren't so conducive to powergaming without having to minmax.