Training Vs. Ego

Why don't more people take training classes?
From heaps of personal observation, I can tell you the one of the following reasons most likely applies:

1. "Already knows how to shoot."
This person believed that they learned everything they need to know about shooting from their father, grandfather, uncle, friend, other relative, etc. In reality, either their ego is too fragile for them to possibly find out that they don't know everything, or they simply just don't know what they don't know.

2. "Uncle Sam taught me everything I need to know about shooting."
Like option 1 above, this person believes that they learned everything they need to know about a shooting from their military service. They never stopped to think that perhaps tactics and techniques have changed since their service days. In essence, these people are really no different then the other "already know how to shoot" crowd. Yet again, their ego is too fragile for them to possibly find out that they don't know everything.

3. "I learned how to shoot in the police department."
This is yet another variation of entry 1. Yet again, their ego is too fragile for them to possibly find out that they don't know everything.

4. Afraid of being exposed. 
Maybe they have talked big talk, or maybe others have come to expect a certain amount of performance from them. In either event, their ego is too fragile for them to possibly find out that they don't know everything.

5. They use out of the ordinary gear. 
This person uses the old bolt action milsurp rifle, an M1A, AR10, or some other out of the ordinary rifle.   They wanna be different.  And they may even have a false belief that their gear is superior - which might be shattered if they ever took a class.  

6. They over rely on budget gear.
Like number 5, they have gear that is out of the ordinary and they want to believe that their budget optic is "just as good as an Aimpoint." They know that a class may shatter their fragile gear-ego, as well as shatter the actual subpar gear.  

7. They are jealous of those who do train.
Like online trolls, this person derives some sort of twisted pleasure in upsetting others.  They really wish they could train; but because they cannot budget for it due to luck of willpower, they try to rain on the parade of those who train. 


Summary
In short - there are only two reasons people don't train - ego about their skills, or ego about their gear.  All in all, it's always about ego, in either case.