Threads like this have a way of going nowhere fast. I guess that is why it finally caught my attention. Years ago I read that it takes about 5000 hours of work in a subject to become expert on the subject, and I think that is not too far from the truth. Superficial knowledge can come in a much shorter time, and BS only fools those that know less.

Further, there is a big difference between someone with 40 years of experience and someone that has 1 year of experience done 40 times.

Experts still make mistakes, but usually they are more subtle. So they are easier to hide.


The hobby has exploded with the number of options. Run thru it as fast as you can, you are still losing ground to the new technology. So do what you want, it's just a hobby.