if we avoided these sort of arguments, maybe we would be left with more civil discourse based on actual experiences and mutual respect. But that’s just my opinion, and I’m wrong all the time.
Not this time though. You nailed it right on the head!
Dealer affiliations and attitudes, assumptions and lack of respectful engagement in audio.
When I started in Audiogon 20 years ago it was a different place. There was pretty civil discussions with fellow audiogoners. There were audio dealers on the site and there were also hobbyists and it wasn’t a big deal. I been on the dealer side/business side the last 7 years. Here is what I find. A lot of us tend to be quickly negative and nasty to those who disagree with us. We don’t have the sharing of knowledge spirit that we used to have. A lot of us want to show others how much smarter than we are than them. In addition to that there seems to be an attitude that if you are a dealer you gotta be shilling instead of just telling the truth. More importantly there seems to be an attitude that audio is the only thing you do. I have a firm in my professional life that I have ran for 25 years. I’m smart enough to know you never know who you are talking to. I just think audiogoners have repeatedly started to step over the line and become HABITUAL LINE STEPPERS and not engage with the necessary level of respect. A lot of us in the hobby just want to meet and have positive audio and music experiences. Not rage debate! WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS EVERYONE?
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@devinplombier - I thought it was Rupert Murdoch and his son who enable FN to be what it is? While it might not be THE source of the problem, I believe that it is a large contributing factor, as it is where a large number of people get most, if not all of their information from; they don't have a lot of competition. I don't remember the 70's as being particularly 'respectful' - I was in my 20's - but everybody has their own experiences.
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Sorry @hilde45 , I guess not when those things include the words that rhyme with convicted melons. When the snowflakes read that word, they automatically think of you-know-who. |
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