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Originally Posted by kevinc
Imagine how embarrassing it must be for him to read this stuff.
I find it very funny that most of the answers to this thread EXACTLY 'proof' the orginal poster's points.
The original thread wasn't about Fletcher but rather about his 'followers'.
Why do people feel the need to speak for him?
Look, I bought from Mercenary (o.k, it was 'only' a Coleman LS3) and I will happily do business again with them.
I also admire a company that only sells stuff they fully believe in, kudos!
But it's still HIS take on the stuff.
What I don't like about Fletcher's 'politics' is his desperate need to chime in on discussions about certain gear/manufacters that he , for reasons best known to himself, had bad experience with or plainly dislikes.
Anytime a few keywords like 'UA', 'Korby', or 'Sank' appear it's much like what the red cloth does to the bull.....
It's mostly very entertaining but again, the problem to me isn't Fletcher but his 'congregation' who totally will agree with his opinion, often without (at least that's my guess) any personal experience with the gear in question.
I think that's unnecessary. I could care less because I own stuff like a Sank-modded M260 and various UA gear and am very happy with these things.
I mean, you need to get information about stuff SOMEWHERE. If you're really honest with yourself, you'll realize that practically every decision we make in daily live isn't really our own but a mix of opinions we read/heard/trust along with the 'coolness' factor and hopefully some hand-on experience with the objects in question too.
I admit that my decision to buy say a TG-2 was largely due to the press it got here , along with the 'legacy' of the thing which is what the 'coolness' factor is about to me.
I really happy with it but I'm equally happy with other gear that doesn't have Fletcher's stamp of approval.
And no, I don't think that this thread is silly. I think it's VERY smart of the original poster to bring this up because the 'phenomenon' isn't just about gear, it's exactly the same with music writing/production/playing:
The desire to copy what already has been done, the belief that some magic box will make you 'better',etc
Food for thought.
Andi
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