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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 7803205, member: 24754&quot;]I&#039;m glad that you found my post useful in providing some support, vindication, etc. It is unfortunate that you were treated the way that you described, but, you should never let that kind of thing bother you if your decisions are logical, rational, and address a problem that is important to you without causing any harm to others. I guess that&#039;s why I&#039;m such a fan of Marcus Aurelius, as I tend to live by these Stoic types of moral philosophies <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whenever evaluating an argument, I tend to start by trying to understand the psychology involved, and from that perspective, I empathize with both sides of the slab debate in these forums. For seasoned ancients collectors, I can see how a slabbing trend would represent a threatening, fundamental change to the hobby that they know and love.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Slabbing prevents physical interaction with the coin, which is an extremely important part of the experience for many people.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Slabbing focuses the fate of each coin on the opinions of a few specific experts that are as fallible as anyone else.</p><p><br /></p><p>- And the one that probably scares people more than anything else, slabbing threatens to turn the hobby into a commodities market, which drives up prices and has the tendency to circumnavigate appreciation of the coins for what they actually are.</p><p><br /></p><p>- And the universal one, slabbing represents change, and human beings are generally resistant to change.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, these (among others I&#039;m sure) are the reasons why people are motivated to push back against a slabbing trend.... And I get it! However, another general tendency that occurs with human beings, and one that seems to have affected you in a negative way, is a propensity for becoming overly tribalistic with respect to petty things. Just look at the current state of our politics, it&#039;s become one group of stupid, crazy people against another group of stupid, crazy people! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":muted:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, this is an ancient coins forum, raw coins are ancient coins and slabbed coins are ancient coins. Opinions and debates on the preferences should be a fun part of the discussions, but when somebody resorts to anger or insults, then they are the one in the wrong......not you.</p><p><br /></p><p>The behavior of others is outside of your control, and as Marcus Aurelius said,</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Or, in modern parlance, &quot;You do You!&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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