@DrJRN @slyflourish I say this so much that my friends are tired of hearing me say it, but: Wizards isn't a game company, they're an event facilitating company that sells games.
Like you're saying, we all pass on the tradition ourselves, and that's how it's always worked. It's how I got into it, and I think it's the start of their "D&D player funnel".
That won't stop, but Wizards moving away from a strong embracing of their event facilitation role is going to make it wither somewhat.It's