I've been here since the beginning, knew Arnie, the founder personally. Initially, this forum had a great sense of camaraderie, vast majority of us at earlier phases of building high end systems. Over time as systems improved more trolls appeared, pride morphed into hubris.
My take is this isn't solely an Audiogon thing, it seems social media has made us all experts, opinions are seemingly becoming obsolete, replaced by belief. Self knowledge and/or mindfulness of subjective perspective is increasingly rare.
Nowadays, I tend to post more on the hobbyist, newbie type forums, more open minded and willing to learn communities.
My take is this isn't solely an Audiogon thing, it seems social media has made us all experts, opinions are seemingly becoming obsolete, replaced by belief. Self knowledge and/or mindfulness of subjective perspective is increasingly rare.
Nowadays, I tend to post more on the hobbyist, newbie type forums, more open minded and willing to learn communities.