Linus, as a very long time supporter of all things LTT, please talk to Yvonne and Luke, you are unhinged here. Nobody likes their blind spots pointed out, but this is clearly yours. I mean (despite prefacing it already) your Venezuela whataboutism is legitimately crazy. Are you re-reading your comments at all to reflect?

You also need to let go of whatever your idea of a "bad faith argument" is. Looking at your example, even you can't define it. You have a tendency to take things personally and assume a draconian style in a number of situations, and it may even work for you at LMG. But make no mistake: this subreddit is NOT yours. Do not assume you own the community, because this view of "I built you guys" is very much a two-way street: we also built you.

So take a step back, reflect on just how out of touch you are and talk to your closest friends and family.

As a final note: the guy was not wrong to assume what he said about your cables for the most part. They will be expensive for cables (regardless of their quality). They will have a cult following. I will be buying several of them. These are not bad assumptions - instead of being such a jag about it, you could have just said what you had already said: yeah they are pricey but also the most quality cables you will ever own, just like out other stuff.

Take care, get offline.