I envy the worldview it's possible someone can take money from another and still maintain independence.

What's up with the straw men?

> What's up with the avalanche of straw men?

Poor quality comments lead to poor quality replies. I won't deny mine is as well.

Can you explain how openly admiring someone's idealism is of "low quality"?

Admiring? You mean your backhanded remark followed by

> Read your statement again and tell me who the pessimist is, and who is most in need of a break from the internet.

And that was to them replying to your first backhanded remark.

There was absolutely nothing backhanded about anything I said. I regret if it came across that way.

I wish you'd have elaborated on specifics and actually tried to understand, rather than telling me what I believe. I can see now you just want to be angry at someone, and I'm no longer interested in engaging with you. In any case, I'm genuinely sorry for whatever I've done to activate you, and I wish you well.