Why so many angry audiophiles?

A half -truth which is often worse than a Lie .

Some do, some do not .

@celtic66 much wisdom...lost our almost 18 year old lab this year....the world is a darker olace. Enjoy every moment with Bridger 

peace and grace

This is not common to audio forums only (same goes for computer forums, gaming forums, car forums, etc). These type of discussions are much easier and can be very amicable in person. Online, the human element is removed. You are arguing with a computer. Things can get misunderstood, go south, etc. It's not the people, it is the communication interface.

Anger is generated in a lot audiophiles when the reality is nowhere near the promise of buying this or that recommended by professional reviewers or chasing recommendations made by strangers without personal consequences on the internet. It’s very easy to go down the rabbit hole in this hobby and finally coming up poorer and wiser. I have found that buying an entire system that you can hear from the remaining good brick and mortar dealers eliminates a lot of the anger and frustration generated by the hit and miss buying of never heard components off the internet.