Why Do You Post?

I have made many mistakes, made poor purchases, wasted money; you know, the well trodden path of the audiofool. 

We make all of us mistake buying gear... I made many...

Happily it is over...

My best to you....

I've been here over 20 years posting, buying and selling.  I've come a looong way in audio since I started here, and I'm grateful for the kindness, help and patience of the members that have helped me along the way.  I've seen lots of guys come and go.  Some got burned out and left, never to return.  Some have actually died.  Some sold all of their equipment and actually left hifi altogether.  But still, "The 'Gon" soldiers on, and I'm still here....and I'll be here as long as I need advice and ideas about my rig and its improvement.  I'm a jazz fanatic, and I've found lots of kindred spirits here.

"The 'Gon" ain't perfect, but it's still my favorite hifi spot by a mile.

@mitch4t +1

I have enjoyed this forum over the last 11 years. Also the market place. I plan to keep going.

I have made friends. I have learned much. I have shared my audio experience with others. 

I try not to dwell on the negatives, far more positives herein. 

Thanks all!

@sudnh 

"Who knew access to all of the world’s knowledge would make people dumber because people have no idea what knowledge is and are instead amused and give credence to a put down from a troll rather than thinking."

Perhaps humans have always been a little like that?

Existence can be challenging and entertainers have always been highly valued and rewarded as a result of providing us all with a little distraction from time to time (you could even argue that this hobby is exactly like that).

How else do we explain a footballer getting paid a 1000 times more than a paramedic?

Of course if you or your loved one is lying on the floor with a broken leg your perspective might be a little different...

That might be the one and only time when the value of knowledge gains a little in comparison with entertainment.