I asked the same question on another forum and was met with mostly insults and circular logic….80% of suppressors are the result of owners wanting to look cool, or impress their friends. No rational reason…
If you are curious about people’s reasons why they like things you don’t, asking without ascribing childish reasons or irrationality to their preferences will get a much more thoughtful response. When people are derided, they tend to respond in kind.
The thing is, revolvers, or sound suppressors, or big-bore Sharps, or precision rifles, or raceguns, or 3-gun setups, or AUG’s, old lever-actions, whatever,
are cool, but I don’t think anyone on this forum owns any of those things to look cool to others; they own them because they admire those things
themselves (pride of ownership), or because of their utility, or for sentimental reasons, or whatever, and none of those reasons are stupid.
Speaking for myself, I have never in my life made a gun or accessory purchase because of what I thought someone else would think about it. I have carried an S&W 3913 Lady Smith for over 25 years; I
guarantee I did not buy a Lady Smith to “look cool”, even though I think the 3913LS is one of the coolest handguns S&W has ever made.