They are, a bit. There are also poorly made hammers in this analogy as well.

The big difference is you don't have people in professional carpentry forums arguing that hammers are better or just as good as nailguns and if you disagree then you are an anti-hammer elitist. But our professional is a young one in more than one way.

I agree. Once you've gone nailgun you never go back. I haven't used a hammer on my woodworking in years.

And what about cross dowels! Don't get me started!