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I can say why I agree with that statement. They are trying to sell us something, they have an ulterior motive.
If everyone just blindly trusted salesmen and corporations and manufacturers, if we didn't have organizations like Consumer Reports, everything would be much more overpriced, dangerous, and of a lower quality, because, of course, the maker/seller knows all and is not to be questioned. Why not treat the government the same? Who needs that pesky constitution or bill of rights, the government will never lie to us! There is no such thing as corruption! Everyone is in it for everyone but themselves!
Edit: This is why fanboyism is terrible.
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I disagree with your comment up to a point. I don't think being a fanboy or fangirl, as the case sometimes may be, is a bad thing at all, nor do I see it running rampant all over this forum in a destructive way. I think this goes back to Duggeh's post on the first page, which talks about enthusiasm. Since this is one of very few places that we can share about what we love, why not? It's also exciting that many manufacturers hang out at meets, post in the forums and answer questions personally, either here, in email, and/or on the phone. I love my SinglePower amp. I'm going to talk about it. If Mikhail comes to a meet, or stops in here for a post or two, I'm going to tell him I love it. Is that ass-kissing? I'm a Sennheiser fangirl. I'm going to post about it, recommend certain headphones, talk about what amps work and don't, etc. I can pretty much point to any number of head-fiers and tell you want "team(s)" they're on. There was even an old thread that asked members to identify the biggest fanboy of certain headphones. It was pretty funny and dead on. Most of this is done in affection and good humor. Nothing wrong with it.
Where I do agree with you is if fanboyism becomes destructive. It's not any different than people posting about stuff they've never heard. When people recommend their favorite headphone, amp, source non-stop, when it is not even connected to the ops needs or desires, it's destructive posting (except for Fitz
). When fanboys trash other MOT's products, which they may never have heard, that's messed up (if they've heard it and have an informed opinion, that's different) When fanboys insult other members based solely on tastes, or flame at valid criticisms toward their favorite product or manufacturer...well, you know the deal. Not good.
This has all been covered before in a few different threads. I still think there's not too much ass-kissing going on, but more enthusiasm and fun with liking what we like, and liking to share about it.