I hear you on that. I turn 58 next month and I have had a very strange and problem-plagued life, myself.
I am a collector of vintage lawn mowers, which is a small niche hobby to begin with and then complicated by so many who go the same route as too many of the classic car fans....bragging about how many they have, how much they are worth, how they are restored to the perfection of every tiny detail, blah, blah, blah. I quit going to classic car shows, because of all the snobbery....only to find it among collectors of lawn mowers! Ridiculous. I see it as nostalgia, not competing with the Jones family. Oh well.
Good Luck....hope you can find a better group.
I honestly don't know if I want to anymore.
I have two brilliant models who I shoot with every now and then, and they are reliable and always willing to discuss ideas. Im sticking with them for now.