Why would we need a slur for that? Some people just have more money, and want to dive into a hobby head first. Doesn’t make them a bad person or whatever. People should just respect each other, be happy for one and another and help out. Stop judging or call people names just because they are new or just happen to have more money than you.
LargeRistretto
haha – just saw that on the facebook group as well. Someone said “Let’s call them “Home Espresso Aficionados”” and i think thats greate
Hamish_Hsimah
“All the gear & no idea” …there’s a few of these on here, me included lol
Winter-Lie-9628
ECM Synchronika and Eureka Mignon as my first machine and grinder.
I didn’t want to suffer from “upgrade-itis”, and 5 6 years later, I have no regrets.
Diet_Christ
We figured that out in the 90s, they’re called poseurs
No-Willingness469
“All hat and no cattle”
brianlucid
I love that this image has triggered people across whole swathes of the internet, cause this is such a common behavior.
I won’t get into the economics of it. What concerns me most is how this type of jumping limits learning and skill-building. It’s far more noticeable in, say, motorcycles, music, racing bicycles, etc., but I think it’s true in espresso as well. So many hobbyists think this is a shortcut, but it actually winds up hugely limiting their enjoyment of the thing they love as they try to advance.
crankthehandle
Traditionally they were called ‘humble college students’
Nick_pj
A mate of mine works as a coffee tech, and he puts up Insta reels of highlights from his work. Last week it was someone who brought in their $10k machine for a service because they thought it was “faulty”. He pries off the shower screen, and the underside was so caked up with coffee gunk that almost no water could get through.
Consistent-Roll-9041
Saw on another thread to call them ‘buyhards’
carte-b
Totally agree. Something like “Platinum Novice” came to my mind.
AndySchneider
Well, tbh starting the hobby is way easier when using top of the line products.
It’s easier to troubleshoot your puck preparation when you don’t have to account for grind inconsistency. Dealing in your shots is easier when you have a flow meter or even a preset amount of water to use.
Making great espresso is all about controlling a myriad of different variables. And the less variables you have to worry about, the easier it gets.
warpql
I heard the term “buyhard” recently. I think that fits really well.
BACKDO0RHER0
Full kit wanker
Dr-Matyt
posers, of course
TTsegTT
I see time and again those that have a closet of “value” grinders and espresso machines as they “work their way up” in barista “talent”, then ridicule those that buy once, cry once with an end game setup… while they spend half their life trying to get to that perfect coffee they dreamed of. Meanwhile, the person who did not know how to turn on their Slayer on Day 1 is making amazing coffee for their friends 6 months in and does not wake up every morning wondering what the next step up is, rather wakes up with a smile on their face because they know their next coffee drink in a few minutes will be perfect.
KMASSIV
At least they will only cry once 😭
Mysterious-Garlic481
We have a term. College students!
No-Ant9517
Reddit users
thecloakedsignpost
There’s a term in the photography community that’s kind of perpetuated throughout life, “GAS”, or Gear Acquisition Syndrome. I got into archery a few years back and came across a few people like this in that time; I referred to them as Idiopathic GAS sufferers.
sant2510
When someone’s starter set is more than 3 months rent…
Ok_Low_1287
If making coffee qualifies as hobby, then so does brushing one’s teeth.
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And then ask if it’s good enough.
Why would we need a slur for that? Some people just have more money, and want to dive into a hobby head first. Doesn’t make them a bad person or whatever. People should just respect each other, be happy for one and another and help out. Stop judging or call people names just because they are new or just happen to have more money than you.
haha – just saw that on the facebook group as well. Someone said “Let’s call them “Home Espresso Aficionados”” and i think thats greate
“All the gear & no idea” …there’s a few of these on here, me included lol
ECM Synchronika and Eureka Mignon as my first machine and grinder.
I didn’t want to suffer from “upgrade-itis”, and 5 6 years later, I have no regrets.
We figured that out in the 90s, they’re called poseurs
“All hat and no cattle”
I love that this image has triggered people across whole swathes of the internet, cause this is such a common behavior.
I won’t get into the economics of it. What concerns me most is how this type of jumping limits learning and skill-building. It’s far more noticeable in, say, motorcycles, music, racing bicycles, etc., but I think it’s true in espresso as well. So many hobbyists think this is a shortcut, but it actually winds up hugely limiting their enjoyment of the thing they love as they try to advance.
Traditionally they were called ‘humble college students’
A mate of mine works as a coffee tech, and he puts up Insta reels of highlights from his work. Last week it was someone who brought in their $10k machine for a service because they thought it was “faulty”. He pries off the shower screen, and the underside was so caked up with coffee gunk that almost no water could get through.
Saw on another thread to call them ‘buyhards’
Totally agree. Something like “Platinum Novice” came to my mind.
Well, tbh starting the hobby is way easier when using top of the line products.
It’s easier to troubleshoot your puck preparation when you don’t have to account for grind inconsistency. Dealing in your shots is easier when you have a flow meter or even a preset amount of water to use.
Making great espresso is all about controlling a myriad of different variables. And the less variables you have to worry about, the easier it gets.
I heard the term “buyhard” recently. I think that fits really well.
Full kit wanker
posers, of course
I see time and again those that have a closet of “value” grinders and espresso machines as they “work their way up” in barista “talent”, then ridicule those that buy once, cry once with an end game setup… while they spend half their life trying to get to that perfect coffee they dreamed of. Meanwhile, the person who did not know how to turn on their Slayer on Day 1 is making amazing coffee for their friends 6 months in and does not wake up every morning wondering what the next step up is, rather wakes up with a smile on their face because they know their next coffee drink in a few minutes will be perfect.
At least they will only cry once 😭
We have a term. College students!
Reddit users
There’s a term in the photography community that’s kind of perpetuated throughout life, “GAS”, or Gear Acquisition Syndrome. I got into archery a few years back and came across a few people like this in that time; I referred to them as Idiopathic GAS sufferers.
When someone’s starter set is more than 3 months rent…
If making coffee qualifies as hobby, then so does brushing one’s teeth.
Britt Reid (The Green Hornet)
https://youtube.com/shorts/ef2bsXXjhWw
Buyista