Originally Posted by
kokonutz
Actually, it was discussed about 50 posts ago. Better early/late than never!
And sure, greed is good. Greed works. Let's stop pussyfooting around it and accept that that's the future of seminar Dos. ^
If you have made up your mind that greed (selfish financial self-interest) has motivated the
suppliers of Seminar-DOs, then you can equally characterize the
customers of Seminar DOs as equally greedy, since they also perceive their selfish financial /mileage self-interests being satisfied by paying whatever purported exhorbitant, surreptitious price markups that you and DeaconFlyer have conjured up with no proof...and despite full disclosure (absolutely not due you) from gleff, ingy, tommy, wannaflyforless and myself.
So, the 'greedy' suppliers and 'greedy' customers clearly have parallel agendas. If both parties enter into agreements without coercion, it obviates any concerns about rip-offs, financial impropriety, etc.
Overall, whether you intended it or not, your posts have had the impact of generating unwarranted suspicion and distrust upon the reputations (within this thankfully little-read thread) of SMD 1/2 and ORD-DO 1 organizers and speakers who have over 500 firsthand satisfied customers. One has to be a pretty damn good shyster to rip-off that many people and not have even one of them figure it out....so maybe, just maybe- no one is ripping-off and no one is ripped-off.
Until you decide to commit to firsthand research supporting your unproven suppositions, by attending FTU or ORD-DO....I bid you adieu.