Was sent this meme - yes, it is just a joke, yet the old school side fairly of accurate

I don't care how other people play so long as they are having fun.

The old school part referring to exploration is what grabbed my attention. The way most classic RPGs are set up the "story" only exists after the players do stuff.

The adventure is a source of possibility. Once players begin play they enter a narrative reality, or condition. After a play session the story is the plot of what happened in the game which is not pre-ordained.

Winning/surviving is not a given. Players have to make well reasoned choices.

I would add in problem solving as a task players must perform without the use of dice. Though, combat is a problem solving situation as well.