JeffG
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DIR = Divers Ignoring Reality
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DIR = Divers Ignoring Reality
But that hasn't been my experience at all.And while the phrase may not have been intended to imply that the rest f the world was doing it wrong, DIR is not very tolerant in its views of the rest of the world. As Bob so eloquently states, you are likely to be invited to go play somewhere else if you do not buy the current version of DIR 110%.
I have never understood the people who want to argue passionately for doing something some other way, in the DIR forum. .
Oh...Please.
and some people believe they know the DIR answer and then they disagree with it and argue against it....but they got it wrong in the first place.Seriously though. Some people believe that a system that claims to have all the answers should have to answer to the fact that some cats can be skinned many ways. Some people don't understand the answers. Some people believe that the answers should be challenged and should hold their own in the light of scrutiny.
Some people believe that a system that claims to have all the answers should have to answer to the fact that some cats can be skinned many ways.
That's not entirely true Bob. People get beat up all the time for things like suggesting a Jon line or up-line may be appropriate in some offshore situations (rather than relying on a multi-purpose spool), or that in certain deep, low viz conditions it might make sense to clip the SPG to the left shoulder d-ring - especially with stages where it produces no additional drag or entanglement hazard.
Since it was institutionalized in GUE, DIR has demanded so much conformity that it has little room for flexibility and adaptation to different environments. So unfortunately, while DIR may tolerate people asking questions about DIR, if you question their answers, their reasons that underly them or suggest that DIR may come up a bit short in certain specific applications or environments, that is usually construed as "coming in the door swinging".
The problem is not the average DIR diver but rather about 10% of them who seem to groove on the potetnial DIR offers for instant credibility and instant acceptance by a greater whole and consequently become somewhat fanatical, intolerant and unreasonable.
What is claimed is that the system WORKS in the vast majority of recreational diving settings, ...
I agree that many of the DIR virtures and practices work in recreational situations, some are just not as important.