Originally Posted by
JC13
Personally, I think it all comes down to a lack of respect. People get too defensive about the "style" they enjoy and for whatever reason feel like if someone doesn't do "X" the same way they do it lessens their perception, worth, what have you. I enjoy fast and light and max miles per day but I also appreciate Walter's style of backpacking. He gets out there and hauls loads that I don't care to but it allows him to accomplish what he sets out to do.
It also comes to play for people that post videos of hikes/trips, people take a persona's style as gospel truth and anytime someone opposes that, all Hell breaks loose. Sometimes people lose their mind even when the persona they subscribe to decides to change a piece of gear or the focus of a video. I don't know how to fix it, just something I have observed.