elkyinzer
WKR
Do they benefit the consumer or hunting world in general in any meaningful way? Are there any discrete examples how they truly drive innovation and collaboration?
Rather, are they just an excuse for insiders to rub elbows and subsequently pass along the expense to the shit we buy? Hasn't the instant (and cheap) communication of the internet supplanted their intended purpose?
I have not been to any hunting trade shows but I've attended a couple in my industry. My opinion of those has been unequivocally option #2 to the point of wondering how the trade show/convention industry (it is a booming industry in itself) manages to defy basic economic logic. I suspect the same in the hunting world but curious to hear others' opinions.
Rather, are they just an excuse for insiders to rub elbows and subsequently pass along the expense to the shit we buy? Hasn't the instant (and cheap) communication of the internet supplanted their intended purpose?
I have not been to any hunting trade shows but I've attended a couple in my industry. My opinion of those has been unequivocally option #2 to the point of wondering how the trade show/convention industry (it is a booming industry in itself) manages to defy basic economic logic. I suspect the same in the hunting world but curious to hear others' opinions.