Why so many angry audiophiles?

I am reminded of the saying, "Never wrestle with a pig. You only get dirty. And the pig likes it."

Only intelligent statement I have seen posted here in months.

I am reminded that if you are taking this site and definitely this thread too seriously, then you are probably one of those angry people :-)

as a generality, i don’t think that audiophiles are an angry bunch

i do think that the anonymity of an internet forum using ’handles’ with minimal self disclosure allows people to be sharper and more direct with their comments than would be in real life if personal interaction and knowing real identities are a factor

i also think there are some small number of frequent posters here who engender irritation and anger of many others, whom are otherwise quite classy, courteous and respectful on the forum -- we all know who these folks are... i won’t delve into armchair psychology of why these people are what they are on this forum -- many forums have them, some forums find a way of rejecting these folks or get them to improve their behavior -- this board seems not so effective in doing that

  as a generality, i don’t think that audiophiles are an angry bunch

"It was the best of times,  and the worse of times...

"History repeats itself..."

"And the problem with men....is that they forget."

And I agree with jjss49's observation; we're pretty much a normal bunch.