So I think the vast majority of us KKF members didn’t frequent r/chefknives too often, but occasionally visited to set a potential Yaxell or Dalstrong buyer on the right path or see someone’s crazy upvoted collection of 2 Masakage gyutos, a Y Kato and 2 Kurosaki gyutos and laugh to yourself that their entire collection is the same 5 overground knives with just slightly different patterns slapped on… but I feel r/chefknives is CRUCIAL to our community.
I started my serious collection years ago, but as a chef I owned a loved knives for about 16 years. My Shun Classic that I got myself at my first head chef job was a huge step, but I was years away from knowing what carbon steel was.
I got all of my foundation of my knowledge from Reddit and probably based my knife purchases for about 18 months before I found out what KKF was. If I didn’t have that Reddit base of knowledge I reckon it wouldve been too intimidating to really join in.
I sent so many people here from r/chefknives, and I myself came from Reddit too. I’d say that over half of the big collectors move on to other hobbies but are replaced with new collectors piped in from Reddit. Without it this community will slowly begin to plateau its growth to then being in decline.
If you’re saying to yourself “why should I care? It’s going to mean less people trying to add that Shig I missed into their cart at the same time!” Well first off the less demand for these knives will absolutely plummet the value of your current collection, but it also will effect the satisfaction you get from your collection.
There’s tons of psychological studies on how social media effects the mind. While it’s more significant with younger generations, the fact is- “likes” release dopamine. The ability to show off your collection and the feedback and interaction from you fellow hobby followers is what makes it so satisfying.
Ya I went too much on a rant so…
Too Long Don’t Read- I think the overwhelming majority of KKF members have come from Reddit. With r/chefknives no more, our lovely community will slowly die… well, not die, but definitely stop growing and eventually shrink.
Thanks,
Southpaw
I started my serious collection years ago, but as a chef I owned a loved knives for about 16 years. My Shun Classic that I got myself at my first head chef job was a huge step, but I was years away from knowing what carbon steel was.
I got all of my foundation of my knowledge from Reddit and probably based my knife purchases for about 18 months before I found out what KKF was. If I didn’t have that Reddit base of knowledge I reckon it wouldve been too intimidating to really join in.
I sent so many people here from r/chefknives, and I myself came from Reddit too. I’d say that over half of the big collectors move on to other hobbies but are replaced with new collectors piped in from Reddit. Without it this community will slowly begin to plateau its growth to then being in decline.
If you’re saying to yourself “why should I care? It’s going to mean less people trying to add that Shig I missed into their cart at the same time!” Well first off the less demand for these knives will absolutely plummet the value of your current collection, but it also will effect the satisfaction you get from your collection.
There’s tons of psychological studies on how social media effects the mind. While it’s more significant with younger generations, the fact is- “likes” release dopamine. The ability to show off your collection and the feedback and interaction from you fellow hobby followers is what makes it so satisfying.
Ya I went too much on a rant so…
Too Long Don’t Read- I think the overwhelming majority of KKF members have come from Reddit. With r/chefknives no more, our lovely community will slowly die… well, not die, but definitely stop growing and eventually shrink.
Thanks,
Southpaw