[camillomiller]

I think this can be generalized to any hobby. When you sorta know you can't really aspire to the art for your own normal limitations, expanding gear knowledge becomes part of the enjoyment, as a sort of surrogate. Nothing wrong with that, though, as it really keeps the economy of some niche gear producers going for the benefit of everyone! :D

[hnlmorg]

I'm pretty sure that was the GPs point. He just exampled two specific hobbies to illustrate his point.

[maccard]

That's exactly my point, I just used my own two hobbies as an example.