A strange little side quest
The fun part of looking behind TikTok Diva Dentist Adventures is seeing how many older ideas are still alive in modern play. Early computer role-playing games helped turn rules, inventories, exploration and character progression into systems that could support long-form digital adventures. There is another connection worth keeping in the same mental pocket: In 18th-century America, upper-class men as well as women wore make-up, a reminder that beauty customs have never been as fixed as they can seem. The details change, but the appeal of learning a system and trying again is remarkably persistent.
