I selected "other". I want to take some technical diving courses but I don't think I will be a technical diver. I like the idea of learning new things not only for the sake of the knowledge but also to apply in my recreational diving.
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I am curious to know how many advanced divers on SB are perfectly happy to always dive within recreational limits, and who have no plans whatsoever of moving on to more "technical" types of dives ?
Non-technical vs technical has naturally always been a moving target, and has evolved a lot in the previous decades.
I voted "hell no." There is ALWAYS going to be some cool wreck just beyond the reach of divers -- whether technical or not -- because diving only gets you down to a few hundred feet at the most, just a tiny sliver of the ocean, really. And yet there is so much to explore in the 140 foot range. The law of diminishing returns applies strongly here. Do the bragging rights associated with going just a little deeper than everyone else justify the additional expense, hassle, and opportunity costs?
IOW, you - like I - agree completely with @Colliam7 's thesis that it's all up to what the individual diver wants to get out of their diving. For some of us - like me - it just ain't worth the effort and cost, for others it's absolutely worth the effort and cost.Wrecks are unique, not like reefs. If diving famous historical wrecks is your big thing, and there is a specific wreck on your bucket list, it's at the depth it's at. Saying you will be satisfied with shallower wrecks doesn't cut it when the wreck you have in your sights has a unique history, and that's what interests you.
IOW, you - like I - agree completely with @Colliam7 's thesis that it's all up to what the individual diver wants to get out of their diving. For some of us - like me - it just ain't worth the effort and cost, for others it's absolutely worth the effort and cost.