I sort of get where he is coming from but I don't live my life that way (and it has paid off). When I started my company I got advice from the guy who started

I sort of get where he is coming from but I don't live my life that way (and it has paid off). When I started my company I got advice from the guy who started Sun (avb), the guy running Redhat (Bob Young), lots of people who were farther along than I was helped me. I've returned the favor in a pay it forward sort of way. My wife used to ask me why I gave of my time so freely and I don't have a good answer other than it's how I'm wired. I don't know OP but if I met him I'd ask him to think about the people who have helped him. I am sympathetic to some of what s/he said. If the demands are so much that you can't get your own work done, ouch. If people don't value your time, yeah, time to move on. But I wouldn't turn that into "No help for you!" as a way of life. To each their own I guess.