>>2858976Because many people on /p/ don't understand the concept of people having different taste, different goals, different values, different interests. So if you do something different than me, you're an idiot. If you care about one feature that I don't care about, but don't care about the features that I care about, you're an idiot. If you come to photography for a different experience than me, you're an idiot. If you don't take something as seriously as me, you're an idiot. If you take something MORE seriously than me, you're an idiot.
MOST of us are unsuccessful photographers (evidence, look at the photos posted here. Probably 50% are people just starting out, then another 40% are people who know their technical chops, but haven't learned to actually find good subjects to put in their well exposed sharp photos, etc)
So since we're not successful, we're all a bit defensive and bitter and self conscious, so we fight for our delusions about what makes a good photo, or what makes a good photographer, or what is cheating/cheap/easy and when we're challenged, we lash out.
You'll generally find, the people with the most information to share, and the best critique to give, are usually the most calm and easy to get along with people on the board. You'll also notice that the people who give bad advice, or don't know what they're talking about, are also the ones calling everyone else a retard, or an autist, or a faggot.
There's also tons of "trolling" (but not actually fun trolling, just seeing how angry you can make people by being vicious and incorrect for as long as possible) and attacks for the sake of attacking, so most people are on guard all the time, and every post is viewed as an attack (because many are)
Mix all that together with the fact that pretty much everyone here has some idea of what good photos look like, and none of us look around /p/ and see hardly any of those quality photos, we all think everyone else is shit, and should then pay respect.
