Why don’t more members post their systems in their profile?

Looking back at what I wrote here in August, I think I should have been more cautious about broadcasting hifi system details online.

Yes, it is a useful exercise to document a system and develop one’s philosophy of hifi. Furthermore, I have always been in favour of sharing of information with others.

However, it may be naïve to make all the system details public. One can never be sure of the motives of whoever might be checking them out. Being too open about expensive equipment owned could be an advertisement to burglars or anyone else with bad intent.

@newton_john Thank you for your thoughtful reply.  It triggered some thoughts in me, that are not aimed at you, but I wanted to put them out there. 
 

I understand that we need to be cautious in this digital era.  I think many audiophiles have a good bit to lose, have worked hard in our lives, and are at a stage of life where guarding our assets, health, etc., is a temporal part of our journey.  I enjoy this website, I enjoy the people, and I really enjoy seeing the systems that others have assembled. It gives me a sense of community, not only contributing to my knowledge and expertise. 
 

What I am talking about, I think, is fear.  Fear is real, fear is worthy, but fear can also be paralyzing. I think we all have to take calculated risks, and these can only be calculated by ourselves, and not judged by others.  For me, posting my system is a “fear” I choose to face, my hope is others might enjoy, or learn from, what I have assembled. I also hope that my vulnerability in posting this information will further contribute to this sense of community that we all share with one another.  
 

Audiophile brothers and sisters, respect fear, honor fear, but also be prepared to stand up to it; especially when we feel that giving in to it might diminish our earthly experience. With respect,🙏🏻.

@newton_john How would anyone know where you live? Your name and address is not posted here. Please clue me in on how someone would find out that information?

@yogiboy 

I don’t know that they can at present. However, with the emergence of AI and the increasing size of our digital footprints, I worry that it might become possible join the dots in future. Things are changing fast. In the UK, we now face the prospect of compulsory digital identification. Databases are often leaked. As they said during WW2, careless talk costs lives.

It doesn’t feel like the cosy safe world we once had anymore. Maybe I’ll feel more reassured later, but for now I am going to be cautious.​​​​​