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[-] cowpattycrusader@thelemmy.club 73 points 2 months ago

Better question... how do we find our own self-esteem without denigrating others for making choices that are absolutely none of our concern?

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 17 points 2 months ago

I vote cowpattycrusaders

[-] Soggy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Eh, a little gatekeeping is good. Especially when it prevents people with more dollars than sense from overrunning the culture of an enthusiast group.

[-] Antiproton@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

That justification is pathetically weak.

[-] Soggy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Elaborate. Is your position that it is never appropriate to control access to something? That microcultures aren't worth preserving? That people with money deserve to do anything they want without judgment? Or do you just think I'm being disingenuous and used a commonly unpopular group to defend my position?

[-] ZMoney@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

If it's a dangerous hobby then this becomes a safety concern.

[-] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 12 points 2 months ago

But the most expensive gear isn't necessarily more dangerous than the entry level gear, and in some cases, may even be safer.

[-] ZMoney@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Right, but the issue is that if they don't know what they are doing then the gear is irrelevant. I'll give an example. If I'm skiing and I see someone hiking up to the off-piste bowl run in brand new topline gear, and they are visibly struggling to do the hike, I can ssume they are inexperienced and might really hurt themselves or crash into someone else.

[-] Whitebelt_Dural@lemmings.world 2 points 2 months ago

FPV drones and the surge in popularity of BnF quads. You used to have to at least know how to solder it all together.

[-] ZMoney@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Oh god. You can buy one on Temu for $10. I'm guessing they overheat and explode.

[-] Whitebelt_Dural@lemmings.world 1 points 2 months ago

The ones I'm thinking of are carbon fiber bodied, weigh about 600-800g, and easily hit 100mph/160kph. Usually we recommend newbies fly a few dozen hours in a simulator first but seeing people post pics with cuts from propellers going up their arm was a semi regular occurrence on the subreddit.

[-] ZMoney@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I'm in. How do I get started? Please and thank you ๐Ÿ˜

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