This is going to be the last "blog" entry of the month
I want to keep this blog as a strictly car building blog and to leave out the whiny shit for my own personal blog BUT, that being said, I feel as if I should comment on something that happened today.
A fellow dubber posted a thread on a vw messageboard that shall not be named about how the "scene" is becoming filled with haters as of late. I chuckle at this because, well, it's been like that from since I can remember. The funny thing that I noticed was that once kate posted a photo of the PVW article with our stickers in it (see below), the thread turned into one massive hate-fest for jkrate which further proved the original posters message. It's almost laughable at how it worked out the way I knew it would.
And these hateful were coming from people I have NEVER even met before. It's kind of funny how a person can accumulate such negative feelings towards a perfect stranger over NOTHING. I mean, if this was the real world and these cats said these things to my face, someone would walk away with a bloody lip.
Secondly, I noticed a few comments from straglers to the thread, (again, from people I've never met before), who decided to talk even more shit about kate and myself's (poor grammar... sorry) previous car projects. Stating that our MK2 project was boring and "played" and "been done before".
Again... who the fuck asked you? And, this is only going to come off as cocky and I apologise in advance, if these people were actually in the scene longer than 5 minutes, they would know the subtle details that went into the MK2 build. But I will not EVER defend my builds. Ever. If you don't like it, who the fuck cares. It was a project that brought kate and myself closer together as a couple and that is all that matters to me.
I think what I'm trying to say here is two-fold.
1) If you are only in this scene to hate, then get the fuck out. There is no room for you here. This scene survives off of general commradary and mutual support. I build for myself but I also build for attention. I like the comments I get and I feel I have no reason to be ashamed of that. I also build to challenge myself and if each new project doesn't do that for me, then I know I'm not getting anything new out of it.
2) There are other forms of "tuning" other than the VW scene. Don't live in a bubble. Open your eyes. See the beauty of an Oldsmobile flathead or a bluedot on a Bobber taillight. If you are closed off to everything out there, it will be clearly evident in your actions as well as your freshman comments.
As I get more mature in this industry, things become clearer to me. Repetitive styles and fads lead those who are new to the scene. Period. Innovators who really step out of the box are almost ALWAYS the ones who have already gone down the "easy roads" before and decided they wanted to be different.
When you enter into a carshow, does your car get lost in the crowd or does it stand out? It's as simple as that.
*steps off soapbox
A fellow dubber posted a thread on a vw messageboard that shall not be named about how the "scene" is becoming filled with haters as of late. I chuckle at this because, well, it's been like that from since I can remember. The funny thing that I noticed was that once kate posted a photo of the PVW article with our stickers in it (see below), the thread turned into one massive hate-fest for jkrate which further proved the original posters message. It's almost laughable at how it worked out the way I knew it would.
And these hateful were coming from people I have NEVER even met before. It's kind of funny how a person can accumulate such negative feelings towards a perfect stranger over NOTHING. I mean, if this was the real world and these cats said these things to my face, someone would walk away with a bloody lip.
Secondly, I noticed a few comments from straglers to the thread, (again, from people I've never met before), who decided to talk even more shit about kate and myself's (poor grammar... sorry) previous car projects. Stating that our MK2 project was boring and "played" and "been done before".
Again... who the fuck asked you? And, this is only going to come off as cocky and I apologise in advance, if these people were actually in the scene longer than 5 minutes, they would know the subtle details that went into the MK2 build. But I will not EVER defend my builds. Ever. If you don't like it, who the fuck cares. It was a project that brought kate and myself closer together as a couple and that is all that matters to me.
I think what I'm trying to say here is two-fold.
1) If you are only in this scene to hate, then get the fuck out. There is no room for you here. This scene survives off of general commradary and mutual support. I build for myself but I also build for attention. I like the comments I get and I feel I have no reason to be ashamed of that. I also build to challenge myself and if each new project doesn't do that for me, then I know I'm not getting anything new out of it.
2) There are other forms of "tuning" other than the VW scene. Don't live in a bubble. Open your eyes. See the beauty of an Oldsmobile flathead or a bluedot on a Bobber taillight. If you are closed off to everything out there, it will be clearly evident in your actions as well as your freshman comments.
As I get more mature in this industry, things become clearer to me. Repetitive styles and fads lead those who are new to the scene. Period. Innovators who really step out of the box are almost ALWAYS the ones who have already gone down the "easy roads" before and decided they wanted to be different.
When you enter into a carshow, does your car get lost in the crowd or does it stand out? It's as simple as that.
*steps off soapbox
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March 14, 2007 5:57 PM
Well said. I can't stand the constant amount of haters and nay-sayers out there. Build the car for yourself and build how you want. Don't let the Vortex decide what parts to spend YOUR money on. I have not been in the Dub-specific scene for that long, but I've been around Honda guys for nearly two years and the situation was almost identical. Instead of haters on VWwhoretex there were whores on Hater(Honda)-tech. There is always going to be somebody out there with nothing better to do than rag on someone else's ride, but who cares? I don't care. jkrate doesn't care. If we have become that sensitive that we let childish Internet banter make us cry, then we live in a sad sad world.
Keep on building jkrate. I'll be watching your blog.
BTW, do you have links or pictures to your Mk2 build?
March 14, 2007 8:39 PM
Fuck the Vortex.
Keep on building.
March 14, 2007 10:16 PM
You have wasted your time by even pondering that which you have posted about. You are above that nonsense. Haters are not even in the "scene", they don't get "it." Real enthusiasts go right past that which doesn't excite them without a second thought. Publicly picking apart a fellow enthusiasts build is done by juvenile noobs attempting to be elitist with only passing interest in a small portion of the greater automotive world. Sadly this describes the majority of the population of Internet automotive message boards, beliveing otherwise is e-community addiction induced denial.
March 15, 2007 12:46 AM
what did you ever decide on how to make the gauges rise? antenna moter or the linear actuator??
March 15, 2007 5:48 AM
Ok, well said. I have been a fan of your work since the picnic basket subwoofer enclosure. I even live in NOVA, so why not support a local guy in his craft. There are some good guys and gals on the vortex. The problem is the morons on the vortex are the ones that post about BS.
Now lets get back into the project!