Yes, one does get a lot of "it feels right", and it leaves me speechless, too. I've had a few experiences with our hobbyist variety of the species, and they come up with this very argument: I feel good doing this and so I will go on, no matter what you say. One gets accused of whining and whimpering about ndn culture, and that on the other hand one never sees a real life ndn telling them off. And anyway, if and when the ndns had anything against what they do, why didn't they come over and tell them? Duh, nobody does, so they certainly do not oppose their wearing ndn clothes for the weekend. And so on and on. Apart from that, they produce the same viciousness as nuagers upon receiving a little info.
'Hate' is a magic word used abundantly.... I just read it once again today - in a thread giving info about a German musician going by a name much fancier than his real life one who does 'genuine' ndn music (and sells or at least used to sell quite well). He also did some nuage stuff, gathering a community around him, and under this pretence apparently did a bit of chickenhawking on the kids brought along. The man is sought by the police for some 2 or 3 years meanwhile... The info put up saw comments like: (paraphrased) I don't care, I feel good listening to his music and will continue to listen to and to buy it - why do you try and spoil the music for me, seasoned with a few reproaches for the author of the warning of being 'full of hate' and 'did he do anything to you?'
This last one makes me feel rather helpless - it should be a basic that we protect children from the likes of him instead of turning blind eyes by the dozen as long as we aren't harmed personally.
But if it's as bas as that - what *can* we tell these people to make info get through?