How about “people supporting my hobby”? People buying better gear (be it climbing gear, better bikes, airbrush kits for models, or whatever) show manufacturers that people want improved gear which ultimately raises the baseline quality of gear in general.
Real life isn’t a video game where we each have to progress up a skill tree to “earn” better gear.
Maybe try engaging with the newbie with the fancy gadgets and making a friend who shares your hobby?
There’s also the flip side of this - clueless beginners buying needlessly expensive things (not to them because they’re beginners but in general), in turn telling manufacturers that there’s a market for needlessly expensive things. But hopefully the people with more sense outweigh them so that the market regulates itself.
How about “people supporting my hobby”? People buying better gear (be it climbing gear, better bikes, airbrush kits for models, or whatever) show manufacturers that people want improved gear which ultimately raises the baseline quality of gear in general.
Real life isn’t a video game where we each have to progress up a skill tree to “earn” better gear.
Maybe try engaging with the newbie with the fancy gadgets and making a friend who shares your hobby?
Thank you for this comment. I’ve seen nothing but negativity on Lemmy all day
There’s also the flip side of this - clueless beginners buying needlessly expensive things (not to them because they’re beginners but in general), in turn telling manufacturers that there’s a market for needlessly expensive things. But hopefully the people with more sense outweigh them so that the market regulates itself.