My (original) post was kind of a philosophical rant that would have been fun if we were just a bunch of guys sittin around, drinkin cold stuff, and shootin the sh*t. But it wasn't a good direction to go in an impersonal forum where body language and demeanor is absent and agendas/attitudes can be misunderstood. I kinda learned a good lesson.
No malice intended. We have a common passion and I hope we get another opportunity to chat about it somewhere down the line.