I don't have "contempt". I just try to understand their behavior, like I do for other fields, including my own (which might also exhibit similar behavior in other issues).

And what I see is often a contempt for the designer-ignorant layman.

All the usual caveats apply: what I say is not applicable to absolutely, no exceptions, 100% of designers, but mostly to the particular subculture/demographic we talk about here: Western/US designers from the young/urban/hipster population (which makes for the majority of those of them posting their opinions on design issues on the web).

Or just read one too many articles like this one .

Or just read one too many articles like this one.