>>63895709Gear Acquisition Syndrome is something that affects most hobbies.
People have always liked to show off their shit. Buying new kit is for many more fun than actually engaging with the hobby.
Very few gun owners have any real interest in recreational shooting. Of those, even fewer engage in any meaningful target practice besides blowing up soda bottles and watermelons on their once yearly range trip. Shooting is hard but credit card is easy.
It's a bunch of people who don't know anything about how to shoot well showing off their barely used gear to a bunch of other idiots who also don't know anything.