My best guess is people get angry when discussing hobbies because they’re unhappy, dissatisfied, insecure, or D) all of the above.
What’s more, some people trot out the silliest beliefs to support their anger, dissatisfaction or insecurities, typically in a very (male) confrontational manner. Like we’re at war. [footnote 1]
Here are 10 Angry HiFi Guy Beliefs:
You’re an idiot because you…
- …disagree with me!
- …value experience.
- …think some people hear better than others.
- …care about how things look.
- …paid more than I did.
- …enjoy your hifi even though your DAC doesn’t measure all that well.
- …don’t take pleasure in belittling other people’s enjoyment.
- …aren’t an engineer.
- …don’t recognize that science is omniscient.
- …don’t know the entire world is out to trick you.
1. The best way to deal with angry hifi guys is to ignore them.