WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES THINK YOU ARE BRAGGING WHEN YOU ARE SHARING?

Sorry but honestly all I seem to get is not responses from some.  I get why this why that.  I ask cause I see it happening.  I ask because I wonder why.  I love this hobby.  I love to explore different sounds and equipment etc. I share not to brag but to help expand knowledge of those in the hobby.  My experiences are unique because I’ve been able to own and hear the lower priced gear all the way to the top in actual listening environments. I love talking audio but I hate the negative energy I see in threads.  I’m just saying.  You don’t have to always read extra info what other people do or say. Yes I have a nice system but there are nicer and better out there and I’m just SHARING NOT BRAGGING! 

@stereo5 this is exactly why I asked the question I did. I was perplexed to have people think I was bragging.  I’m just sharing.  I have nothing to brag about. Because I have been exposed to the most expensive stuff and some of the very cutting edge stuff I don’t look at gear like it’s something to brag on.  I try to get the best sound I can without spending the crazy money.  I think I found my personal sweet spot. I hate the people that come on and have no idea what any of the stuff I mention even sounds like. They down it and haven’t even heard it. Geez! 

Judging from the many threads of late, suggesting that us lowly, lower ranked audio enthusiasts, or the public in general, somehow despise both, those with the means to buy the most pricey stuff and their uber expensive systems - I’d say it seems to be quite the opposite. There are a few on this forum, who never miss an opportunity to remind us, either directly or by supposition, how superior they and their expensive systems are, insinuating that most on this forum, really don’t qualify as audiophiles, then whine that we don’t like them. Another continuously suggests that the American audio enthusiasts fall far beneath his lofty perception of who qualifies as an audiophile. There may be a bit more truth than satire in Elizabeth’s post - not meaning Elizabeth, per say - but there are a few.
My opinion: Like most things, ones audio system is completely relative and subjective, not only to one’s budget, but to the space it needs to fill; to the specific music one most enjoys and most important - to the likes and expectations of the individual.
Happy listening....Jim