I wasn't super into knives back in 2015 when this case out, and in fact, my BFC join date was July 2015, a few months after this came out. Amazing what a journey the last 3 yrs have been in terms of my knife edjumacation!
This was an awesome post and very astute. I'd say the only thing that I dont agree with is the lumping of Buck, Spyderco and benchmade.
Buck fans are a tad more like Case fans. lots of collectors. Tend to be old-fashioned traditional types.
Spyderco- much more focus on "sliciiness" of a knife. Near obsession with edge angles, micobevels, thickness behind the edge, etc. Also a damned near fanatical obsession with finding steels that nobody has ever heard of.
Benchmade- I'd say the more "tactical" version of spyderco fans. I see a lot of first responders packing Benchmade. Also, the obvious focus around the Axis lock.
Either way, I'd say these are very distinct groups. Oh, and his assertion that with spyderco fans, it's just a tool and has been in your pocket for years/decades... really? I mean, maybe things have changed in the last 3 yrs since he wrote this, but I see a good amount of chatter and clamoring to get the latest and greatest dealer exclusives.
*Edit to add- none of the above was meant to be comedic. Just my observations, sans editorial