jonnythan:
With all due respect, you don't get it. At all. At all. I'm afraid that you never will and you will continue attacking us, without provocation, for a long time to come. This makes me sad.
Unfortunately, some of these attacks are not without provocation. However, many are, and I can't really understand the hysteria over the whole thing. To me, it's not DIR that pisses me off, it's the attitude of the diver. And somtimes, you DO, want to kill the messinger! I learned to dive more than 30 years ago, and there is no doubt, I DONT like to be told that I "dont know what im doing" by some arrogant punk, young, or old. HOWEVER,,, I am a firm beliver in that ANYONE, that stops learning, should put down his (or her) tools, and spend the rest of their time quietly watching. This should apply to any, and all aspects of ones life, not just diving. The concept of DIR was brought to me by accident, I had an oppertunity to see it up close, and in action, and was blown away with with what saw, the level of control was like nothing I had ever seen. I asked questions, and was offered a class in "advanced bouyancy" which kind of hurt my feelings, but I took it anyway. That one class, made me realize how much I had neglected my own training, and I would encourage anyone to not be so prideful, and enjoy what this concept can bring to the table. There is WITHOUT EXCEPTION, no diver that can't take with them, a greater understanding of their sport. And while I don't follow the entire DIR concept of diving, I will never argue over the fact that the concept is nothing short of amazing. It seems a complete turn BACK to the old ways of diving that I learned, only with a greater skill level, and with new tools. I was also introduced to amazing buddy skills, and drills that I found to be fun to learn. I was fortunate to have FRIENDLY, DIR divers there to speak to, and were happy to answer questions I had. Had they been the "other" type, I would have learned nothing, and taken only a bad attitude away with me that day. A good teacher, is one that incourages you to learn, not one that shoves it down your throat.