Powerlifting has changed from the authentic old school lifters to the new internet hero worshipping wannabe's. There is a whole group of authentic old school lifters, who are not on the internet and want nothing to do with the people on it. They got burned ealy in the first powerlifting forums that gave voices to wannabe's who became internet experts and began lifting themselves up by keyboard bashing our best powerlifters.
Let's go back a bit when authentic became something the wannabe's wanted without paying the price. When I was in school a new pair of jeans was something to be proud of. They were new