I believe everyone means well and I find the circumstance frustrating like most others. But
Daboyle wrote:
...What drives me insane is people who come back on this forum with the same root problem asking for advice and yet NEVER wanting to take it. It's like going to the doctor because you cant stop coughing and the doctor tells you to stop smoking and you never, ever, ever do - and you keep coming back to the doctor, and he just rolls his eyes because he knows you will never take his advice.
...what drives me... well, not insane... it more confounds me, is how many of the OPs threads turn into "raise your prices" repeated across multiple pages. I agree with the advice - and I am concerned about the guy, but it turns into the same reality show almost every thread.
The bride won't take no for an answer. Whatever. She'll get it when there's no photographer at her wedding.
It would be fascinating to see one of these threads that simply went silent after three posts.
That, might be more cause for reflection and change than the endless praise/criticism. He's read it ad nauseam. It's entertainment for him (and apparently for a lot of us).