>>96481823
>it would probably make him much happier to just do something worthwhile instead of having to pretend he is someone he isn't
I've generally found people are a lot happier when their hobbies don't become their jobs, not necessarily because it makes the hobby feel like a job, or that doing a job more suited to their values makes them feel more fulfilled in life, but because real world changes and company changes can often result in the hobby becoming something you didn't originally fall in love with.
Even if he enjoyed Edge of Eternities and Final Fantasy limited, you can tell most of his enjoyment for the game comes from the Magic system itself and not really from anything WotC has printed for constructed in the past 5+ years. The game has left him behind and he doesn't seem to want to admit that the game did that to him, because he still like the game itself, even if the game pieces don't appeal to him anymore.
