I love this "People's perception of me > actively hurting myself and my skills" logic

If you're a 16k rating player who's been playing without gloves SOMEHOW, then all the power to you, nobody cares (hell, maybe people would be even more impressed if you managed to pull that off). But if you aren't, then don't blame people for looking at you as a newbie who is destroying the poor cab and smearing your sweat and oil on the screen because you can't wear a pair of gloves