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Why discussions generate into personal affronts...

Hello to all... I am a new-be in comparison to those who have thousands of inputs into forums/discussions.

I find it disappointing that in reading inputs, I have to waste time in members sniping at each other. Half the time it simply is a difference in opinion that breaks down into nasty idiocy,  and half the time I need some type of reference to past verbal battles fought about in other topics/forums. 

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO IMHO? Many times spewing personal dogma against each other just confuses simple people like me who are just looking for guidance - not miracles. We all view another's opinion with reservation - nobody's got a doctorate on audiophile experience; if I was to listen to and obey the professionals, I would never had experimented with 12g solid core copper, vinyl-jacketed wire, twisted and used bare wire no connectors -WHICH I AM VERY HAPPY WITH ...

SO: SOMEBODY fill me in why knowledgeable people generate into nastiness in discussions...
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atdavid
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Agendas and ignorance governed by pride and narcissism.

People become so attached to their world-view or audio-view, that it stops being a pursuit of audio nirvana and starts becoming an agenda to promote a particular viewpoint to the point of rejecting anything that may call that view into question.  Because its a commercial industry as well, holding onto that viewpoint can be for hardened for those with financial gain.

Those world-views are often built on narcissistic beliefs of one's own superiority, often cultivated by success in something not remotely related and flourish due to ignorance in the topics related to that world-view. Personal pride prevents admitting mistakes no matter how clear cut those mistakes are.



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geoffkait
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atdavid
Agendas and ignorance governed by pride and narcissism.

People become so attached to their world-view or audio-view, that it stops being a pursuit of audio nirvana and starts becoming an agenda to promote a particular viewpoint to the point of rejecting anything that may call that view into question. Because its a commercial industry as well, holding onto that viewpoint can be for hardened for those with financial gain.

>>>>Excellent self analysis! 🤗
atdavid
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And see how geoffkait proves my point. One only has to read his repeated posts about CD wobble and laser scatter, often in threads that have nothing to do with CD playback, and his total lack of what should be easily measured results to understand how agenda and bias causes threads to denigrate. Notice how as opposed to addressing my points (here or elsewhere), he quickly jumps to an ad-hominem, trying to discredit me as opposed to addressing the arguments I make.

Thank you for supplying the excellent example GK!!  I appreciate it.
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geoffkait
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Actually, I don’t have to discredit you. You discredit yourself by your own endless uninformed jibber jabber. I don’t have to lift a finger. My promise is still good, I will let you win an argument one of these days.
atdavid
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