What causes this phenomenon? It's observable in youtoubers, tripfags and in regular photographers as well.
It's as if founds invested in the hobby cause certain paranoia before exhibition of ones work. Many prominent phosters have succumbed to this disease, they've become hulls intent on arguing minute technological details on weekly basis, yet they're not capable of leading a normal conversation about the craft of taking photos. It's as if there exists a turning point on each budding photographers course, one is either lured towards the path of gear that climbs in constant purchasing spiral towards the cliff, or he stumbles through thorns of skill and bruises of knowledge towards enlightenment.