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> I have to say that I mused at the time about a wealthy, retired, engineer who throws money at high end photo gear and suddenly thinks they're a photographer

by gxs 1y ago

> I have to say that I mused at the time about a wealthy, retired, engineer who throws money at high end photo gear and suddenly thinks they're a photographer I think this says more about you than it does about him

viccis 1y ago
It's true though. This effect is what keeps companies like PRS in business.
- bombcar 1y ago
  There’s a whole industry of prosumer stuff in … well, many industries. Power tools definitely have it!
dang 1y ago
Please don't cross into personal attack. The cost outweighs any benefit. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- gxs 1y ago
  Ugh I hate that you’re almost always right I was about to argue but then I saw this part > The cost outweighs any benefit. And this is absolutely true - there is a benefit but it doesn’t mean it’s worth it Either way my bad, I should have elaborated and been more gentle instead of just that quip
spiralcoaster 1y ago
This is absolutely true and I don't understand why you're being downvoted. Especially in the context of this man just recently dying, there's someone throwing in their elitist opinion about photographers and how photography SHOULD be done, and apparently Bill was doing it wrong.
- JKCalhoun 1y ago
  Well, I certainly didn't mean for it to come across that way. I wasn't saying this was the case with Bill. To be clear, I saw nothing bad about Bill's photos. (Also I'm not really versed enough in professional photography to have a valid opinion even if I didn't like them and so would not have publicly weighed in on them anyway.) I was though being honest about how I felt at that time — debated whether to keep it to myself or not today (but I always foolishly error on the side of being forthcoming). Perhaps it's a strange thing to imagine that someone would pursue in their spare time, especially after retired, what they did professionally.
- brulard 1y ago
  He said "at the time". If I say "I thought X at the time" it implies I have reconsidered since. Your parents comment was unnecessarily condescending
  - gxs 1y ago
    It’s just the timing and how he said it, especially considering the tone of the message overall But the irony isn’t lost on me that I myself shouldn’t have been so mean about it
    - JKCalhoun 1y ago
      You're right about the timing.
JKCalhoun 1y ago
I don't deny that. That's probably true about a lot of observations.

by gxs 1y ago

viccis 1y ago

It's true though. This effect is what keeps companies like PRS in business.

bombcar 1y ago
There’s a whole industry of prosumer stuff in … well, many industries. Power tools definitely have it!

dang 1y ago

Please don't cross into personal attack. The cost outweighs any benefit. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

gxs 1y ago
Ugh I hate that you’re almost always right I was about to argue but then I saw this part > The cost outweighs any benefit. And this is absolutely true - there is a benefit but it doesn’t mean it’s worth it Either way my bad, I should have elaborated and been more gentle instead of just that quip

spiralcoaster 1y ago

This is absolutely true and I don't understand why you're being downvoted. Especially in the context of this man just recently dying, there's someone throwing in their elitist opinion about photographers and how photography SHOULD be done, and apparently Bill was doing it wrong.

JKCalhoun 1y ago
Well, I certainly didn't mean for it to come across that way. I wasn't saying this was the case with Bill. To be clear, I saw nothing bad about Bill's photos. (Also I'm not really versed enough in professional photography to have a valid opinion even if I didn't like them and so would not have publicly weighed in on them anyway.) I was though being honest about how I felt at that time — debated whether to keep it to myself or not today (but I always foolishly error on the side of being forthcoming). Perhaps it's a strange thing to imagine that someone would pursue in their spare time, especially after retired, what they did professionally.
brulard 1y ago
He said "at the time". If I say "I thought X at the time" it implies I have reconsidered since. Your parents comment was unnecessarily condescending
- gxs 1y ago
  It’s just the timing and how he said it, especially considering the tone of the message overall But the irony isn’t lost on me that I myself shouldn’t have been so mean about it
  - JKCalhoun 1y ago
    You're right about the timing.

JKCalhoun 1y ago

I don't deny that. That's probably true about a lot of observations.