Great post and it's funny that you mention this specifically. I just got into Scuba diving recently (getting my open water cert next weekend, WOOHOO!
), so I've been spending a lot of my time researching gear and such, and the sheer amount of vitriol on Scuba forums is crazy! Everyone seems to have an extremely strong opinion on what gear to use and exactly how to use it, and of course their opinion is the only correct one. This attitude seems to lead to a lot of frustrating arguments with insults being thrown around left and right. And yet, every single diver I've interacted with so far in person while going through the program has been wonderful to talk to! My gut feeling is that the more laid-back divers don't bother registering on ScubaBoard just to waste their time arguing when they could be diving instead.
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