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Originally Posted by Benh
And finally. Those who appear to oppose LiPos are old hands. As a similie, it's the same as listening to Cantankerous Old Timers that have forgotten what it's like to be young. Or in this case, Old Timers that have forgotten what it's like to be a Noob. This hobby is a Sub-Culture, it's very difficult to get into. It's about fun, driving skills, sociability and getting some newcomers to make up for dwindling numbers. Make it easier, make it level on technology and the driving standards will go up. Or maybe this is your advantage and the fear is, you'll lose it?
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And finally...
There is nothing quite so sure of their own invincibility as the young. You need to remember that if you haven't personally experienced something, you can't possibly understand it. As you are not old, you don't know...
That the old never forget what it's like to be young. The reason they get cantankerous, as you put it, is because the young have no idea what it's like to be older, and they have no experience to draw on when they say what they say. The old know that youth is wasted on the young. We do remember what it is like to be young, and a noob, and your almost unbelievable arrogance in assuming we don't is beyond decent standards of behaviour. The world doesn't revolve around you...
"Make it easier, make it level on technology..." fantastic idea - can you show me any sport, hobby or business where it is? No. The Soviet Union spent 70 years making millions miserable (and killing millions, too) to prove that you cannot level the playing field. I've been in this hobby over 30 years - it's never been level on anything, and better people than you and me have tried. LiPo is not a leveller, it is a divider - it divides those who can afford to convert from those who can't.
My fear is this - LiPo is a transient technology waiting for A123, Lithium and other battery technologies to mature. As far as car manufacturers and portable electronics are concerned, it is a dead technology - their money is going into these other technologies for development. You are making people invest in something that in three years time will be obsolete. If I had to throw a couple of hundred pounds at my hobby again, I'd be pissed off, not having any fun.
While you put me down as a Cantankerous Old Timer, I'll put you down as an Arrogant Young Ignoramus. My deep joy in this situation is that you cannot learn what I know - you will just have to wait until you are older - no matter how hard you try; age and treachery will always outwit youth and exuberance! When you get off your high horse and make this hobby inclusive of everyone, I'll get off mine.
