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I think there are two types of people. Those who still fetishize hardware, and the rest of us who just care about the product created by the hardware. A carpenter (I don't speak from experience, merely from analogy) is probably more proud to show off something he's made than the tools he used to make it.

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HN is full of people talking about how they work, what tools they use, what their processes are. Your hardware setup is a component of that, so it seems valid to ask about it. I don't feel it is fair to act like you are superior to people who "still fetishize" it.

Of course people are more proud of their results. And we see plenty of that on here every day. This was a simple question to see people's systems, not an implication that it was more important than other aspects of the work people do.

(And BTW, the guys who I know who do carpentry and masonry work absolutely have some tools they like to show off.)

> A carpenter (I don't speak from experience, merely from analogy) is probably more proud to show off something he's made than the tools he used to make it.

Grandfather was a shipwright then a cabinet maker, he absolutely loved showing of his workshop.

He was the one who taught me "If you use something for more than an hour a day buy the best you can afford".

Especially true of photography. Countless friends love showing off their lenses and whatnot. I'm always more interested in the pictures than the lenses.

Why would caring about the product preclude anyone from also appreciating the hardware used to create it?

and the third type is the people who "fetishize" both :-) In hacker world I think they are called "Grey Hat" ;-)

Same thing in the guitar world. I used to be one of those guys who thought it was about the gear. It's not; it's about the player.

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