Please Make Audiogon Cool



I think that there are a lot of experienced and interesting people on this site. Some in retail, some in manufacturing, and probably some really cool artists, scientists and engineers of all sorts of backgrounds.


I want to encourage those of you with something to say, a point of view, a helpful idea to post.


Without this type of interaction, Audiogon becomes just a shopping support group. If you care about the Audiogon community and would like to see it go in a particular direction, then please contribute in the way you feel most comfortable and engaging.

Thanks!

Erik
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I had a boss once who was so ugly, he passed out business cards at bars offering his friendship and walks on the beach. We found a stash of them during an office clear out in an enormous box of french letters. 
I like high-end audio. Have since the 70s. I wish it was perceived as cool, but it just isn't. Every single person I have ever discussed this hobby with considers it odd to sit still, with eyes closed, listening to recorded music without talking or DOING SOMETHING! It simply is too technical, too meticulous, too anal-retentive, too obsessive-compulsive, too mathematical, too physics-centric, too electrical-engineerish, too expensive, too opinionated, too damn boring! I'm sure there's others, but I can't think of any more right now. 
What it is, is the antithesis of "cool". It's serious stuff, it's meaningful, it has depth and breadth, it requires commitment, determination and dedication. 
It's not for the casual person tripping through life day to day lacking focus and planning. It's for serious people who make plans and then see them through to fruition.
It's a wonderful hobby, but I don't know anyone who thinks it's "cool".
I wish it was.