Actually the opposite, tons of ppl in the meshtastic community (Discord) berate amateur radio operators. I stopped even discussing the subject because of how much derision I observed or was subjected to. Lots of insults and nasty jokes in passing as soon as the topic even comes up whatsoever. Kinda like your post, actually - offhanded derogatory remarks about an entire group of people solely because of the hobby they're involved in.

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celsoazevedo 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The person in question has many radios in the background of his videos, so maybe the comment you've replied to is into something :P

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fooqux 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Eh, it's a stereotype. In my opinion, they should always be questioned, especially when it's an unkind one like this.

Frankly I'm surprised to see this here. Hackers have had more than their share of hurtful stereotype applied to both our hobby and our personality. We should know better. But perhaps there's a generational divide at work there.

	▲	celsoazevedo 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, you're right.

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atomicthumbs an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

is it because amateur radio operators legally have standards they have to comply with?