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Only downside is if you didn't grow up with someone showing you the ropes (or you did, but moved far enough away that mushroom species changed), a bad identification can put you in the hospital or kill you.
I didn't get the benefit of anyone showing me this stuff growing up, but I've been very carefully educating myself. Like you said, mushrooms are tasty!
I only started picking mushrooms this year actually. But I'm also very careful and don't pick anything but good newbie mushrooms without risk of dangerous mix ups.