Stop Blanket-Blaming The Game Master - RPG Philosophy

Many problems can befall a TTRPG group, and addressing the source, versus the symptom, is the best for fixing them. But blindly declaring all Player issues the fault of the Game Master ignores the many other possible culprits, and doesn't help anyone.
Apologies, this video is a bit of a rant and kinda all over the place before circling onto the point.

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Guest starring The Gang

00:00 Intro
02:53 Railroading
05:49 The Story of Dweebles
10:08 Discussing Bad Gaming Habits
12:42 Video Games
13:47 Personal Preference and Personality
15:06 Why They’re Rarely Mentioned
16:03 The Problem of Not Acknowledging Other Culprits
16:42 Messy Conclusion