It's a little gauche to whine about downvotes. If I were to downvote you, it would be for your style, not your sentiment. But I think I see what you're getting

It's a little gauche to whine about downvotes. If I were to downvote you, it would be for your style, not your sentiment. But I think I see what you're getting at. I have a slight aversion to 37signals products for this same reason. We idolize people who do great work, and cut them too much slack. We have a few generations of people who want to be Steve-o simply so they can be abusive and anti-social while receiving praise. Until recently I found Apple products to be excellent. They're still really good, but the equation used to be good versus great, and it's turning into good and free versus excellent and constrained. I don't know where the tipping point is, but I feel myself getting near it.