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Disagreements and Conflicts between Audiophiles have we lost our brotherhood and maturity?

I looked back over my posts and even my audio business dealings over the last 5 years and it seems like we have lost our ability to peacefully disagree or resolve disputes like grown men. Some of my best friends in this life are audiophiles and I enjoy the gear, the music and the brotherhood. I don’t enjoy the senseless spats. The inability to resolve conflicts and the people trying to destroy peoples business and reputations. Thoughts? 

calvinj
immatthewj
2,654 posts
 

Just trying to inject a little levity.

LOL!  And I thought that they were words of truth.

agwca
141 posts
 

Disagreements and Conflicts between Audiophiles have we lost our brotherhood and maturity?

Yes.

 

dgarretson
2,609 posts
 

Years before the discussion was coarsened by social media, I recall an officer in a local audio society observing that in debates about high end audio, "Never have so many argued so  passionately about a subject in which the stakes are so low."  That's probably true of many hobbies.     

kirk9
49 posts
 

What the hell are you talking about? You must be stupid or something to think there's a lack of respect and maturity on the internet.

wink

immatthewj
2,654 posts
 

Ancient Sotheast Asian proverb: "When all of your problems start to look like Viet Cong, all of your solutions start to look like M-16s."

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