Probably someone drew attention to it already but there is a recent long thread on Audiogon that is highly critical of ASR. It was included in their last weekly summary of popular posts. I was extremely surprised and dismayed that some of the contributors bashed Amir, ASR, and ASR pundits. It is interesting reading provided that one doesn’t take it seriously.
Not read it but coming into a place like ASR from outside its very very easy to be dissuaded and condem the place out of hand and indeed if whats here is of no value to a person why shouldn't they do just that .
Just because folks here value something and are indoctrinated by the Norms and satisfaction of expectations a place like this can provide dose not mean everyone will or indeed should be .
Theres a lot of identity politics and projection that go on in these spaces online , here as significantly as anywhere else .
As a community you all shouldn't dismiss these outside views out of hand , keep questioning and keep trying to do better .