And that's my point about this..
It's not about me, personally. These people will treat anyone that way.
I'm blessed in that I'm retired and can play around with this stuff all day, everyday. If I miss something and burn up a couple dollars worth of components, I'll order more components and learn something in the process.
This is a hobby for me, just like playing the guitar. I'm doing it for the enjoyment I get out of it. I could just go and buy an amp, or two, or three. But I like the challenge of trying to build/mod them myself.
But it's disheartening to watch these gutless cowards pounce on novice people trying to learn, rather than act like grown men, mentors, leaders. They're an embarrassment to men. Now the eastern Europeans.. yeah, I get it.
They're all effeminate, poor, and they hate Americans with a passion. If you travel to that part of the world, they can recognize an American on sight.. and they will not hesitate to walk up to you in public and berate you in broken English to your face, just to see if they can piss you off.
Misery loves company.