> people who actually do this work tend to have $1000+ in equipment > none of them would be accurately described as "consumers", or even "DIY-inclined consumer

> people who actually do this work tend to have $1000+ in equipment > none of them would be accurately described as "consumers", or even "DIY-inclined consumers". I'm assuming that nearly every single one of the people in your first quote, got there by starting off as someone described in your second quote.