I hope I don't stir up a hornets nest here...
Why is it that we have all accepted that DIR is doing Doing it Right, and by default everyone else is doing it Wrong?
Exactly...that is the concept. Don't let them fool you, the die-hards will even tell you if you don't follow their religion, you
WILL DIE!!! I've been ostracized and lambasted by them and you know what...the attitude just pushes me further away.
I'm glad to see some that support the idea here and obviously aren't as vocal about the
YOU WILL DIE attitude, but there are those DIR folks that would claim that you aren't really in tune with the philosophy.
I had enough of the "stroke" and other name calling. I now rank many of the DIR folks with those of an unnamed religious group that comes knocking at your door on Sat. mornings telling you you're going to hell.
I am an open minded person and wish I didn't think this way...but I think as you have concluded Rachel...enough is enough. I read about a woman that seriously though about quitting diving after the first day of DIR class because of the lambasting and
YOU WILL DIE comments. Sad but true.
I say to each his/her own.
Hypothetical situation:
-diver dies while diving
DIR reaction:
-He wasn't DIR.
Hypothetical situation:
-diver dies diving that was DIR
DIR reaction:
-He only thought he was DIR...he really didn't dive DIR.
I get the feeling it's a no-win situation. There's no such thing as perfection...yet my perception is that perfection is what they claim.
you can jump into tech diving with no knowledge about it at all, no research required, no trail and error, no experience neccessary.
No thank you...this I don't understand...probably because I'm not DIR. But I would prefer not to jump into anything without having knowledge about it.
I hope I didn't upset anyone, I really didn't intend to...I just have gotten enough name calling from some of the DIR folks out there that even if I did follow ALL the principles I still would not want to be associated with those that have the
YOU WILL DIE attitude.
It's kind of like the Harley riders driving the 20K hogs giving the finger to those of us that could only afford the 5K rice burners. Now that I can afford a Harley, I don't want one.
), it wouldn't be as in your face. It would be a great system, but the noise wouldn't be there. Was this on purpose? I don't know, but it's brilliant.
