Initially, I thought the CA contributors were people my age trying to take control of their lives. That early 20s period wasn't the best for me as I was still trying to find my way in the world, and I looked at them and thought "Man that's cool they were able to do that and kind of take control of their own destinies and make a living off of this"
Now I realize how wrong I was and see it as a self imposed Neverland where they shielded themselves from the real world rather than confront it and try to better themselves.
The end result speaks for itself.
I look at the Spoonys, the Lupas, the Linkaras, and all the rest and go "Man, we can shit on The Walkers and Michaud and they deserve it...but fuck, they actually had to put up with these people behind the scenes. What was that hell like?"