kosst_amojan"This hobby has something in common with religion. Denial of reality. Just like religion, this is a dying hobby, and plenty of folks want to deny it along with the reasons it's dying...A BIG problem, and the basis of the most vitriolic exchanges, is the rabid embrace of snake oil by so many in this hobby."
Kosst you are mostly correct hear except I do not think that this hobby is dieing so if that is what you what to claim and assert then some documentation, proof, or data should be presented and you can not simply point to a decline in retail stores as proof because that proves nothing by itself. But the hobby is often similar to religion and you have proved that point here and asserted, argued, and presented you're beliefs with the same fundamentalist passion, conviction, and "vitriol" as any religious practitioner bent on "saving" those who do not embrace their religious "truth" you insult, degrade, and damn those who's beliefs and convictions do not align with your's and you present your closely held and cherished convictions as the only version of the truth and that those who do not accept them in full and who will not bow to your superior wisdom and knowledge suffer from "rabies" which is absurd. Those of us who have some real world life experiences that extend beyond the trailer park have seen this kind of ignorance, intolerance, and self important "superiority" before so good luck with your messianic effort to convert those to your church of "truth".