is it me? Or do climbers suck?

I really like climbing. On the other hand I have come to the fact that 98% percent of climbers suck. Its all about them. What happen to sharing an experience? Why does your opinion matter more? Who the hell are you? Nobody... just like me so get off your high horse. 

Have an anecdote to share?

Preach!

You should probably take it up with REI customer service.  

trollllllllllllllll

If you were my employee, I would commend you on the quality of this open-ended question.

Here, I basically just feel like you're reinforcing why I barely participate in this community anymore. 

Maybe I should go to Supertopo

.... Oh, just checked, that an even more toxic and uninspiring community

Maybe you're right.

We do suck

Maybe it's you?

I suck balls as a climber, does that count? Oh wait. That's not my fault....never mind.

Must be you. I've got excuses.

it's probably me. I need to work on being okay with listening to someone's life story after 5 minutes of meeting.

Compared to a bird humans are really really shitty at climbing to the top of a cliff.

I have found that most climbers are pretty cool and chill. I've heard of these super jerks, but haven't actually met any yet. 

I have been pretty happy with my new climbing friends and the folks I meet at the crag. I do see a lot of douchebaggery on the message boards, so maybe they lead double lives as trolls and know-it-alls online.

michelle w wrote:

it's probably me. I need to work on being okay with listening to someone's life story after 5 minutes of meeting.

Which is nothing like being polite when someone rants about how all anyone from any specific group "sucks." ;)  (Playful sarcasm, not pointed criticism.) 

I've actually found quite the opposite to be true...climbers are usually great people.  In fact, the only exceptions I've found have been on here, and even that is probably the internet bringing the worst out of people.

In my experience thus far with climbers is as follows....they talk about themselves a lot, they know to do everything better, their opinion ranks high than yours, and in fact they are really Gods just in a 5.7 climber body. 

For the most part, climbers tend to be fun loving and friendly people.  There are always a few turds out there that spoil the punch, but that's in any sport.

Hmmm...maybe you should quit and find an activity with better people in it.

I'm getting my popcorn on this one...

Michelle, I see you are here in my lovely city of Las Vegas... and I don't think that all of us local climbers here suck. I wonder who you are climbing with that's giving you this impression. If you'd like, you're more than welcome to come climb with me and others I know who I can guarantee do not suck.

This should not be taken as a climber who believes his opinion is worth more than yours, but rather as a twelve year local who would rather you think better of his beloved community.

Jaren Watson wrote:

I agree fully. I'd conservatively estimate 90% of climbers I've met have been pretty awesome. And half of the remaining 10% that I didn't like, I'm sure I was just seeing my own faults in them.

But get any group of mostly anonymous strangers on the internet, farewell to civility.

So I should start looking up. It has to get better from here. I must have just met the 10% of the most narcissistic climbers in my first 2 years of climbing. The other 90% are still out there somewhere. There is a new hope to finding a climbing partner 

Michael Kimm wrote:

Michelle, I see you are here in my lovely city of Las Vegas... and I don't think that all of us local climbers here suck. I wonder who you are climbing with that's giving you this impression. If you'd like, you're more than welcome to come climb with me and others I know who I can guarantee do not suck.

This should not be taken as a climber who believes his opinion is worth more than yours, but rather as a twelve year local who would rather you think better of his beloved community.

Thanks for the invite. I guess I shouldn't say climbers on a whole so easily.