Microblog Memes

"All the gear, no idea."

In cabinetmaking my teachers used to say "doctors and lawyers" and it stuck to my life outside cabinetmaking. In music there's so many people who can hardly play or only play in their basements who have gear my gigging punk ass would never even think of owning. I went to a pedal Expo recently and I had no idea what half the stuff was and I play in a couple of pretty successful bands.

Whales. Although whales applies to people who just spend a ton of money regardless of experience.

We see this a lot with skiing. I grew up working at mountains to afford it and my equipment is decent.

Then Joey (not sure where the name originated) will bomb past you on $5000 worth of equipment and end up in traction after wiping out on the first icy patch they see.

So the word we use is a Joey.

I had a coworker who was a sneaker head (traded in limited edition shoes). They called people who bought bad deals or was generally inexpirenced "Timmys" because the persons orders looked like a kid with their parents credit card.

Mike sounds like a douche to be honest. Fuck Mike.

Isn't that just a noob?

This word already exist.

When I skated we called them posers.

Where I'm from, it's called a showbag because it looks expensive but there's nothing inside. All the gear; no talent.

In the cycling community, we call them “dentists”.

richginners, P2W hobbyists, hof-rince's.

In RuneScape it's a choob

Warhammerers?

The initial buy-in, especially at a Games Workshop/ Warhammer store is astronomical.

You'll need paintbrushes to start - here, try these, the most expensive paintbrushes you'll ever buy. And paints too, how about our mindboggling range of expensive paints?

When I took up mini painting again as an adult, with dirt-cheap acrylic paints and brushes, and achieved far better results than I ever did as a kid with the "proper" stuff, it was a real eye-opener.

Payforwinners.

But yes, if it doesn't specifically hurt the community, then prob don't gatekeep.

Tourists.

Invited a new guy to MTG Commander night. Showed up with a deck full of expensive cardboard because a deck he found online had all of them. Cool dude and still plays with us with more reasonably priced cardboard now.

fast pass tourists

all the gear and no idea

IDK. When I pick up a new hobby I try and go mid tier. I'm not going to buy the 1000 dollar gear but also not the 50 dollar gear.

Though I did go and buy a way too expensive camera a few years ago. But it was more a return to a hobby than a new one. Don't regret the purchase, don't plan on upgrading any time soon.

In cycling, this person is called Fred or sometimes Dentist.

In Emergency Medical Services (EMS) we have a name for them. "Wackers" or "Buffs" both being masturbatory references.

Very surprising to see so many peole lashing out at "gatekeeping". Frugality is a very important thing (something something global warming?), a beginner can not get any meaning out of the very best gear, diminishing returns are a thing.

Wasting resources because you are unable to resist the temptation of marketing is dumb, selfish and harmful.

No, of course I'm not talking about safety gear. No, I'm not advocating for buying the cheapest stuff.

I'm kind of surprised nobody has suggested "tryhard".

what about people like me that get the highest end off brand stuff from aliexpress? apart from my used kona frame, my whole bike is aliexpress parts including rims, hoses, and bolts