Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby

Posted on 2023-01-20, 23:19

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For certain niché items for sure. Generally speaking not so much. I think you misunderstand Ebay BIN prices and sold prices. BIN doesn't mean they can actually sell those things at that price. Hell, I want to sell my house for $1m but nobody would actually pay that. Scalpers don't just buy one item …

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Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby

Posted on 2023-01-20, 23:11

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I'm talking about your argument not making any sense. Several people have already explained to you how your argument is flawed, but you're not listening. You're only repeating the flawed argument as a response which in itself is a flawed response as it shows immaturity. My reply here was obviously …

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Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby

Posted on 2023-01-20, 22:41

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Only got a button saying "reply with quote", where do you find the multi-quote? (can of course copy the text manually, but it seems a hassle). There is no multi-quote button, but it can be done by entering the "Review history" feature on the full editor where another post can be quoted without …

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Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby

Posted on 2023-01-20, 22:28

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you know you can put multiple quotes in a single reply right? stop hoarding all the posts for yourself :p The stuff I got rid of I just dumped in the electronics container at the nearest recycling plant, selling wasn't on my mind (too much hassle). Maybe someone else picked up a few items, I don't …

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Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby

Posted on 2023-01-20, 22:21

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I can still complain about ebay-prices going through the ceiling :D For certain niché items for sure. Generally speaking not so much. I think you misunderstand Ebay BIN prices and sold prices. BIN doesn't mean they can actually sell those things at that price. Hell, I want to sell my house for $1m …

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Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby

Posted on 2023-01-20, 22:12

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That's exactly my point. Most people weren't interested in 486 stuff back when hardly anyone had interest in them and prices were low. Heck, I picked them off of the streets, cleaned them up, it was a labor of love and not some sort of greedily hoarding like you try to play it. Just wondering: If …

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Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby

Posted on 2023-01-20, 22:08

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I do think people have gotten less diplomatic in a way, many people seem angry all the time and have ample channels to go vent [...] What the fuck are you talking about, you retard? :D I'm talking about your argument not making any sense. Several people have already explained to you how your …

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Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby

Posted on 2023-01-20, 15:58

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I agree there are more expensive hobbies, but the prices have definitely kicked up during the years. For me, the prices these days no longer stand in relation to what one actually get. Back in the day people pretty much begged you to grab their old computers as it was considered trash and having it …

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Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby

Posted on 2023-01-20, 12:11

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There are literally millions upon millions of hardware and sources available for excellent prices and people still complain that this hobby is overtaken by hoarders and scalpers. It's sooo old. Aside from a few niché items this hobby is cheap and sources are vast. You want an expensive and …

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Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby

Posted on 2023-01-20, 09:50

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There are literally millions upon millions of hardware and sources available for excellent prices and people still complain that this hobby is overtaken by hoarders and scalpers. It's sooo old. Aside from a few niché items this hobby is cheap and sources are vast. You want an expensive and …

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Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby

Posted on 2023-01-20, 07:53

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Of course there's gatekeeping, it comes in the form of hoarding and monopolizing of various retro sources, one can observe it on this forum. A small amount of people keeping big collections of old gear is exactly what keeps it out of the hands of folks looking to get into the retro world. There are …

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Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby

Posted on 2023-01-19, 10:48

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Of course there's gatekeeping, it comes in the form of hoarding and monopolizing of various retro sources, one can observe it on this forum. A small amount of people keeping big collections of old gear is exactly what keeps it out of the hands of folks looking to get into the retro world. Same goes …

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Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby

Posted on 2023-01-19, 00:45

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Re: Electricity leakage through VGA cable/port to PC?

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Re: Do movies suck these days?

Posted on 2022-12-05, 22:49

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The discussion and tone in this thread is fucking awful. Why? even if my english is not good to understand everything, I found interesting to read Your english is fine. He's probably talking about the culture war. In the west we've become so divided that we can't even tolerate people with opposing …

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Re: Do movies suck these days?

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To be clear, this trend of newer shows being catered to shorter attention spans goes back a few decades, so it's not an entirely new thing. I really noticed this when I recently watched Star Trek DS9. The pacing really stood out to me because they really filled up every second of the episode with …

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Re: Do movies suck these days?

Posted on 2022-11-29, 22:14

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Why the hell does the soundtrack need to be 75% louder than the damn dialogue. Thats what I want to know. My volume is up and down like Super Mario's raccoon tail! Makes me wish modern TVs has sliders and knobs like the 70s. For the same reason there was the loudness war in the music industry, high …

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Re: Do movies suck these days?

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As a person who is a minority in one way, I'm thankful for the western media's promotion of tolerance because viewers are affected by the media that they consume. Mankind is in a sad state, when being told what to think (here, by TV) is considered a good thing. I think that I understand your point— …

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Re: Do movies suck these days?

Posted on 2022-11-28, 22:13

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As a person who is a minority in one way, I'm thankful for the western media's promotion of tolerance because viewers are affected by the media that they consume. Mankind is in a sad state, when being told what to think (here, by TV) is considered a good thing. Is that new though? When did it …

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Re: Do movies suck these days?

Posted on 2022-11-28, 21:03

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STX wrote on 2022-11-28, 20:19: As a person who is a minority in one way, I'm thankful for the western media's promotion of tolerance because viewers are affected by the media that they consume. Mankind is in a sad state, when being told what to think (here, by TV) is considered a good thing.

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