It's not about hating money.
He's not anti-vendor or anti-business. He's against taking more out of the hobby than you put in — and against hiding the difference.
The morals
There's a method under the yelling.
The reviews aren't a mood — they come from a few positions he's held for years. The short version:
Expensive isn't the problem. Dishonesty is.
A pricey board can be a passion project; a cheap one can be a cash grab. What tells them apart is what a maker does when something goes wrong.
"Just because something is expensive it does not mean it's a cash grab."
Mistakes are fine. Ghosting is not.
Everyone gets things wrong. Taking people's money and going quiet is a different thing entirely — and it's the line he holds vendors to.
"If you are incapable of finding solutions, you should not be running group buys."
Pro-consumer is not anti-vendor.
The most common misread of him. Plenty of vendors do good work at fair prices, and he says so. The goal is a healthier hobby, not fewer businesses in it.
"Anti-vendor and pro-consumer are different things."
