Why is this sub so elitist and weird

Like, lighten up guys shouldn't people be encouraging more than handing out "well actually..."'s? Is the point to scare people off the hobby or just to feel like you're better at something than someone else? I get it, you didn't aspire to be tattoo artists because your lives were easy, but at least try to be welcoming. Or is there some unwritten "have to be a prick to anyone who's just starting out" rule that's just part of tattooing? For every downvote this gets I'm going to give a left-handed scratcher to a stranger without changing needles or my tampon or my hazmat suit or my kitty litter in between.

at least change the name to something less inviting to novices if the whole point is chewing their heads off to take turns shitting down the hole