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I really see the moral of the story here is to simply not care so much what other people think. You do you. There are always these kinds of people who think the

by s0rce 5y ago

I really see the moral of the story here is to simply not care so much what other people think. You do you. There are always these kinds of people who think their way of doing the hobby/passion is the right way or even the only way. You see this in cycling where you have to have a carbon fiber road bike and fancy lycra to be a cyclist, you obviously can't be having fun on an old bike just leisurely riding around the neighborhood! If you want to collect stuff and organize by country go for it! Don't let people take away the joy because they are narrow minded.

Emphere 5y ago
Honestly, this is a problem with everything. Snobs are sort of a double edged sword. They are great because they are very passionate and likely spend a lot of time on the topic at hand (could be anything. Maybe it's running, classical music, Buddhism, beer etc.). You can learn a lot from them. On the downside, since they are so opinionated they can be frequently insufferable. I think you have to learn to not take their opinions too seriously and continue to have fun.
tectonic 5y ago
Well said!
megablast 5y ago
> You see this in cycling where you have to have a carbon fiber road bike and fancy lycra to be a cyclist, you obviously can't be having fun on an old bike just leisurely riding around the neighborhood! I’m Confused. Who exactly cares what you ride?? Someone has actually said something to you??
- xyzzy21 5y ago
  You can hang out with bike riders in a club or riding group, and you'll see this the very first day! There's ALWAYS one guy talking about his new top-end Cannondale or about how he's using a carbon fiber frame because the titanium frame was so obviously too heavy. They often spend more time on this than actually riding. These guys (it's usually guys) will also be the first to snear at your econo-bike that you bought just to try out the hobby. Strictly speaking for stuff like amateur radio, I get it - I'm more interested in the building of equipment than the using. But it's not the mean of the hobby; more of an outlier and it's best to realize that and check your ego/expectations of others who may enjoy other parts of it.
  - 8note 5y ago
    Mm. It's more fun hanging with the bike punks. Messenger riders and the like

by s0rce 5y ago

Emphere 5y ago

Honestly, this is a problem with everything. Snobs are sort of a double edged sword. They are great because they are very passionate and likely spend a lot of time on the topic at hand (could be anything. Maybe it's running, classical music, Buddhism, beer etc.). You can learn a lot from them. On the downside, since they are so opinionated they can be frequently insufferable. I think you have to learn to not take their opinions too seriously and continue to have fun.

tectonic 5y ago

Well said!

megablast 5y ago

> You see this in cycling where you have to have a carbon fiber road bike and fancy lycra to be a cyclist, you obviously can't be having fun on an old bike just leisurely riding around the neighborhood! I’m Confused. Who exactly cares what you ride?? Someone has actually said something to you??

xyzzy21 5y ago
You can hang out with bike riders in a club or riding group, and you'll see this the very first day! There's ALWAYS one guy talking about his new top-end Cannondale or about how he's using a carbon fiber frame because the titanium frame was so obviously too heavy. They often spend more time on this than actually riding. These guys (it's usually guys) will also be the first to snear at your econo-bike that you bought just to try out the hobby. Strictly speaking for stuff like amateur radio, I get it - I'm more interested in the building of equipment than the using. But it's not the mean of the hobby; more of an outlier and it's best to realize that and check your ego/expectations of others who may enjoy other parts of it.
- 8note 5y ago
  Mm. It's more fun hanging with the bike punks. Messenger riders and the like