In sales the old saying is "You have two ears and one mouth, use them in proportion" The Internet is a bt different "You have two eyes and two hands..at least try to use them equally". So, Before you type, at least read what the person is asking before you reply. Think about are you satisfying your need to be heard or have an opinion or are you actually trying to help the person asking the question. We see it here in technique but we also see it a lot in gear, where people are validating thier own opinion or purchase. We see the 6'2" 220lb guy get his 5'2" 115lb s/o Volkl Auras because he has Mantras. We see boot recommendation based on own personal purchases. There are so many suggests made for the wrong reasons because the person is not listening to the question or not even asking more questions to clarify what the OP is actually looking for.
Because people always see problems through their own glasses.
The trick is to figure out what will work for you before the opinion express derails. It doesnt mean that the advice is bad (always) it just might not be applicable.
Every activity that is gear sensitive and requires a skill set, from skiing, to shooting, to compact tractor ownership, to motorcycle riding is the same. If you get lucky enough to find someone with rounded experience that can step back and evaluate your situation you will get better advice than you will from a top expert, real or imagined, in his class. I have been a troubleshooter for about 34 years. We will still change bosses every couple of years to some biz degree guy/gal who once they see one problem solved, that is the fix for everything. Round peg, square hole. If your only frame of reference is a hammer, then every solution involves banging on something.
If you want a tractor to work 50AC that is 90% wooded, you will get advice that you "need" a 50+hp XXX even if you grew up working 100AC mostly field with a 27HP. You will see advice telling people that you MUST have a 60,000.00 machine to dig a foundation when you have already done it with a 30yo 15K backhoe.
If you are looking for a rifle to use in service matches, you will get advice about sub 2lb triggers on 6 lb rifles. If you want a handgun for a newbie, you will get the Glockophiles saying you must have a billion rounds in the magazine. If you want a hunting rifle you will see advice that it must be chambered in the Magnum du Jour because critters grew reactive armor according to the latest gun rag. If you are looking to practice you will get adamant opinions that you need not shoot more than 7 yards with a handgun, or 15, or 25, or under 3 feet, or you must do a El Presidente, or the El Presedente drill is old and shot with 1911's so it isnt any good, Weaver stance, broken weaver stance, isosceles is the only way to go .... ect ect.... sound familiar?
One isnt a rider unless one rides a Harley,,, or why would one spend that much to convert gasoline, fire, and air into noise and vibration without the benefit of horsepower?
Loud pipes save lives. You want to talk helmet debates??? Ski forums have nothing on MC forums.
Ski stuff is the same. You get every piece of gear mentioned from a 150cm that just does not have the surface area to turn the guy high tech 2000.00 racing stuff in every width ever created all explained as "you NEED this".