I often notice that people who have open reel decks and/or tube equipment are nicest

Perhaps I have been around a long time.  I built TRF leaky grid triode AM receivers when I was 9 or 10, with help from my dad.  That was 1953 or 4.

In the early 70's I had a Garrard 301, SME 3009, Shure V15, and a Quad 33 / 303 with a pair of the original Quad ESLs.

I had Quad's again in the late 90's (with tube amps) but gave up because they were arcing on me every two or three years.  I still have the packing case that I built to ship them to a guy in Virginia.  He commissioned me to build him 4 of the cases for his use.

Now I am a hybrid! SS pre + home built tube amp.

The nicest people are those that give there advice freely without criticism of others and are prepared to listen to those whose opinions who you may not agree with, without fear or favour.

“I often notice that people who have open reel decks and/or tube equipment are nicest”

Indeed

vs the angry streamer crowd…..

You meet the nicest people on a Honda.

This is ridiculous as, clearly, I'm a tube freak and I'm not nice at all.