If you are referring to whats going on here at the moment - its just bad timing. Not too many of us are happy with the whole surprise of DAZ buying Eovia out of nowhere, I know I'm not, but I'll wait for a bit and see what happens.

If you are referring to generally, this is a debate that has gone on for ages, and there are valid arguements on both sides of this issue. But I do think its 2 very different groups arguing an issue that doesn't really affect either side - the consumer artist/hobbyist isn't going to steal anyones job at Pixar. The hardcore modeller/texture artist /animator doesn't use DazStudio/Poser/whatever, so its nothing to do with them anyway. A lot of it is perception as well - the topic "Why isn't CG accpeted as art?" comes up every so often over at cgtalk.com and some people think that Poser and its mythical Make Art button cheapens the hours/weeks/months they put into creating everything themselves.

In all honesty I'd suggest staying out of it, that's what I do. Just make your images and enjoy the whole process from set up to final image. If other people like your stuff as well that's just a bonus.

You've put 30 years into graphic design (I've only put 8 in so far) wasn't it like this when the Mac, Photoshop, Quark Xpress etc. came along?
I've met a couple of older designers who sneer at us now for not being able to do too much away from a computer - it's a similar arguement.