My god, I just read through the whole diatribe of hatred at the other community we can't name here. Talk about group think. A bunch of people seem to have gotten together, told each other they were special and possessed the truth that the sheep of the world couldn't or wouldn't grasp, they all then agreed to their joint exceptionality and have seemingly formed a cult. What I find ironic is that they vehemently and venomously spew angry accusations at head-fi, call everybody who doesn't agree with them controlled Jude zombie's without ever considering they themselves might be suffering from the very ailment they ascribe to head-fi. It is priceless and classic group think. I often go there and read so the vitriol that passes as the musings of the anointed and wise is very familiar to me. Yes head-fi is not perfect, but I'll take the sometimes over-enthusiastic posts of gear obsessed fans over the overtly jaded and negative who see the entire hobby and industry as a conspiracy any-day. I wish I knew how to bleat like a sheep so I could give them the evidence of my dulled and addled conformity.
It is a shame as the level of knowledge seems to be very high, sadly I can't say I am as convinced that the social skills or self-awareness necessarily follow suit. It is also sad to see some regular head-fiers over there slagging the community and other members so openly and with little compassion or respect. The reward seems to be they are told by the truth-holders that they to are part of the all seeing and wise order, and this knowledge anoints them as capable missionaries who must walk among we ignorant head-fi savages, trying to let daylight into our dark and backward minds. Even if we are deluded fools, we are a nice community and I will take nice and less knowledgeable over brilliant but angry and quick to temper minds. There are some in society who take pride in saying, well I don't pull punches, I tell it like it is, and people who can't handle the truth of my way are weak and need to grow up. Well I was raised to realize that simply having an opinion or point of view didn't mean that you weren't obligated to still present it in a socially conscious, respectful way.
And yes, I see the irony in my post as clearly I'm being less kind than perhaps I could, or maybe should. I will probably feel bad after posting this, but it is difficult to be constantly subjected to that pulsating animosity and just continually turn the other cheek so this time I have decided not to. And rest assured, the bashing of head-fi and the membership there is not a passing thing, it seems to be a treasured past-time with all of the requisite backslapping and hear hear good man that goes along with it.
