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

Get rid of TV, keep supermodel, trade sonic reflextion for difusion.

+1 charles1dad.  Envy and jealousy.  

I would bet that the worst offenders are also those who will pounce on ANY opportunity, real or not, to criticize a certain member here.  Every bit as tiresome and annoying; and both tendencies probably part of the same mindset.  If the guy really is so annoying to you, why stir that pot.  Live and let live.  

As a professional musician, audio is such a passion that it strikes me odd to have it called a “hobby.”  I’m one of the lurkers who reads the Agon threads every day but rarely posts; here to gather information and “hang” with others who love and appreciate good sound and the visceral joy that occurs at the nexus of a great system, a great performance, a great recording. 
 

+1 OP and everyone who seems to be here for the same reason. Passion is OK. Disagreement is very OK. Interest is OK.  Getting personal is not OK. Very not OK. It’s possible to disagree agreeably. It’s sad to see so many of these threads degenerate into food fights. Please stop…

I'd hate to be at a blackjack table with the people who think how others spend their money doesn't affect them.