Why Are People So Concerned About How Others Spend Their Money?


It's really tiring. Audiophools, Snake Oil, why buy this/that. I don't give a rip what others do, although I like to read about it but none of my business. I'm just not geared that way. People want to buy a Lambo, 10,000 buck cables, 100,000 buck loudspeakers, it's no skin off my nose yet some people are obsessed with what others do. I don't get it. 

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Showing 3 responses by mitch2

Most of these arguments focus on two topics;

  • will the product do what is claimed, and 
  • is it worth the cost

The performance of the product can be respectively discussed/debated on these forums based on both objective specifications and measurements, and subjective observations of those who have tried the product.  The worth or value of the product is judged uniquely by each individual, based on criteria that likely varies from person to person.

The trouble starts when people attempt to refute the subjective assessments and/or the value judgements of others.  Of course, it only gets worse when those detractors have never heard or used the product themselves.

Time is the most valuable currency, what you do with it, who you spend it with, how you use it to help those around you - way more valuable than money...and it provides a better return too!