Ultralight started as an exercise in minimalism but most online forums have devolved into gear fetishism instead. Done properly it is a thoughtful exercise designed to help you build and subsequently rely on your skills instead of having a different gadget for every scenario, but a lot of people online will just talk shit about your load out instead.

Like, excuuuuuuse me all to hell for not having $2k to drop on a bunch of cutting edge gear from Big Agnes.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemdro.id 14 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Unfortunately, I feel like most hobby forums devolve into fetishism.

It's sad, because that level of dedicated nerdism makes for some great information, conversations, and ingenuity.

I don't know wether to blame our lack of time to actually do whatever it is, or of it's because all of our brains are rotten from lifetimes of marketing.

[–] null@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Unfortunately, I feel like most hobby forums devolve into fetishism.

Nah, come on. I use Arch, btw.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ironically, home server people are obsessed with spending as little money as possible. The TrueNAS hardware compatibility list prides itself on being infrequently updated!

[–] null@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago

The ugly little stack of older desktops and laptops sitting in the corner of the room running services I don't need can confirm this.

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