>>2026503I'm not OP but since moving to Colorado, aka gearfag central, I've really been soured toward the whole outdoor community, and by extension the outdoor experience. Conversations about, e.g. skiing, are never about skiing, they involve bragging about the gear you "scored" for only $400 off craigslist.
These are the same "my Crosstrek is my identity" people who commodify the outdoors. Going hiking on the weekend? Let's look up the best-rated trails on Alltrails. You don't climb a 14-er, you collect it like a Funkopop.
>what other people do doesn't affect youI can no longer have conversations about my hobbies, I now make excuses to avoid going outdoors with other people, and I have to hike 3x as far to avoid these knuckle-draggers.
