• IMALlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      The true best gear is the gear you end up using

      I dabble in photography as a hobby. One of the sayings is, “the best camera is the one you have with you”. The “best” cameras and lenses tend to be big and heavy, but are often overkill. There’s a certain amount of prestige attached to this gear, IMO you’re better off with compromise gear that’s smaller/lighter - especially for frequent casual use. You’ll take it out with you more.

  • Bahnd Rollard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I had a coworker who was a sneaker head (traded in limited edition shoes). They called people who bought bad deals or was generally inexpirenced “Timmys” because the persons orders looked like a kid with their parents credit card.

  • Freefall@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I am so guilty of this!

    Granted, if it is a new activity or hobby where rookies don’t destroy gear, it makes sense to me. It lets me skip the constant upgrading as my skills increase.

    I’ll buy a zillion dollar airbrush and learn to use it, and feel incentivised to take care of it. I didn’t do the same with my first Jeep when I got into offloading. My first one was a cheap junker that I could roll if I did a rookie move.

    As for a slur for people like me…I dunno, whatever makes you feel superior I guess. If it is creative or funny enough, I’ll happily adopt it and use it 👍

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Posers and AGNGs, yeah.

    The worst is when they engage in communities run by people trying to market overpriced goods to rubes.

  • ResoluteCatnap@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    10 months ago

    In cycling we call them dentists.

    But if someone is trying out one of my hobbies idgaf what gear they can afford. We all start somewhere.

    • captainlezbian@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Yeah I’ll admit i definitely think more highly of someone using a clearly modified bike as a newb, but it’s partly because I’m into the bicycle repair and recycling scene

  • Aermis@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I bought the Bambu P1S 3d printer. I’ve never 3d printed and knew very little except for the dozen or so YouTube videos recommending it and how to use it, learned about filaments and everything else I now know I learned on the way.

    I could have gotten one of a dozen <$500 3D printers. But would that just leave me wanting in the future? Will I be stuck with a cheaper tool after learning and experiencing the ceiling of it?

    I see this mentality working on people who aren’t interested in a hobby enough to justify a large purchase, people just trying out and see if they’re interested kinda thing. But what if the subpar gear turns the person off from their poor experience?

  • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Not me sitting here with hundreds of dollars in TTRPG manuals when my playgroup only meets once a week and we are in the middle of a pathfinder campaign.

    I feel particularly called out because I spent all day today reading Mothership manuals and adventures and I have no idea when I’ll get to play it.

    • ampedwolfman@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      You’re good, dude. You’re trying to immerse yourself in rules and the lore. No one would say shit if you downloaded all the pdf’s for free and read them. This way, you’re just supporting paizo.

      Read on and keep enjoying the hobby.

      • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
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        10 months ago

        You may have misunderstood, it’s not just Paizo. I spend a lot of time reading the books for other game systems. Lately I’ve been reading the rules and other materials for Call of Cthulhu, Shadowdark, Mothership, and Numenera. Luckily, it’s possible to find a lot of these manuals and adventures online for free, but some of them I still paid for. Also, a lot of the time I spent reading could have been spent prepping my next pathfinder session lol. I appreciate the sentiment of your comment though.