Originally Posted by
brooklynmatt
I don't think for profit people are scumbags. The deal with these blogs is that they exchange information for money. The money aspect is optional, without paid subscribers. IF the post is too helpful it might not garner money, if it is too biased towards just making money it may not be too helpful to those with knowledge. Its a balancing act.
People are getting a little ahead of themselves with the high and might moral code here.
The only Scumbags I have met recently are working for non-profits, now that is a different situation altogether.
Not saying for profit guys are scumbags, just those who whore themselves for the almighty $. And in the blogosphere, that's the majority. Just how many guys can regurgitate the same info time and again ("these are the 10 best cards to have" "which cards are best to use on Bluebird?" "if you get X card with XX,XXX sign up bonus, you can fly to the MOON for FREE!!!").
And now you've got guys like MMS who cultivated an aura of respectability being caught with their hand in the cookie jar - with the response to being caught is simply to not admit anything - and then start censoring his comments because he's too embarrassed/too lame to admit he's passing off other's work as his own. That tells you what sort of "integrity" the guy has - zero. I'm sure in everyday life the guy is a sweet guy, but he's obviously whored himself for the sake of easy $.
And I agree with you on the Nonprofit guys. Con artists, er "public spirited individuals" have found how lucrative it is to be "non profit".