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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If a post is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Be nice. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements to private messages.
  7. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Paying for expensive gear at the beginning may not be a bad idea, given the possibility: should you quit the hobby and try to sell your stuff, no one is going to buy your knockoff cheap equipment, while more quality stuff holds its value

[–] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you can afford it, absolutely.

There's also an argument to be made for good equipment making a hobby more accessible. Musical instruments especially. It's almost always much harder to make a cheap musical instrument sound nice than it is a good one. From clarinets to guitars to synths. I wouldn't be surprised if half the people who quit an instrument do so because they're trying to learn on a $100 Walmart special, something that ironically would only sound good in the hands of a professional who wouldn't touch it in the first place.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

I once bought some cheap harmonicas and after about. 10 minutes was like "yeah, these are total crap and won't be any fun." So I gave them away for free to someone who knew exactly what they were and bought a real one.

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You will also often have a better and more enjoyable experience with quality gear. Don't start playing the guitar on a 120€ Squier if you can afford even a 300€ Harley Benton.

[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True, but in my experience Squier guitars (expecially the Affinity series) still hold their price better in the secondary market than Harley Benton's.
Which is sad because I had a great experience with HB, but hey I guess having Fender's endorsment on the headstock adds some value

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

The Fender look is also so popular that it's likely what people picture when they go look for a guitar. That may help with resale as they recognize it from musicians and want the same