Excellent post Shap! Yes, sometimes you talk out of both sides of your mouth - Let's work together! Fuck that, take care of your own business! - but essentially your heart is in the right place, if I may be so bold.
Besides, 14+ years in THIS business (and still standing) qualifies you for Instant Respect.
I come on GFY to see what's what, comment here and there, maybe hire some designers/programmers, but I do all this while I'm editing video, or uploading, or basically DOING something, not just sit on here and post all day.
Ah well, people will do what they wanna do. Carry on.