At the risk of sounding negative, to suggest that rude and incendiary comments on this site have anything to do with who is in the White House is ridiculous. Bad behavior has zero to do with politics. The shallow and imperious attitudes that reveal themselves in the forums are simply reflections of current human behavior in general: in ticket lines, on the highways, over the phone, in the grocery store, in the airport. The veil of the internet affords offenders an additional layer of protection and anonymity (and cowardice) to hide behind. As a parent and grandparent what is clear to me is that three essential values we always stressed with our kids are no longer priorities to parents: accountability, respect, and personal awareness. Anything goes and it’s all about me is the pervasive sentiment these days.
Can't we all just get along?
I have not been a member for a very long time, and joined Agon to discuss audio with others in my hobby. Seems to me that almost every post devolves into a hijacked negative argument between a few members that seem to think it's their platform to preach their opinions to any who would listen, and any dissent to what they have to say is met with ridicule/insults, and just downright rudeness.
There will always be differences in opinion, BUT, we can be civilized in how we disagree.
There is already too much negativity in the world. Is it not possible to insulate that from our hobby in this forum, or is this what we have become? Hiding behind our keyboards and not having the courtesy to treat our fellow audio lovers with decency, open-mindedness, and RESPECT !