Poser and DAZ Studio in and of themselves are not "bad" applications. The Poser figures that we commonly use in and of themselves are not "bad" models.

Now ... I'm just as prone to putting a scene together, playing with lighting, and pressing the Render button as anyone else ... it's relaxing, it's enjoyable, and it's fun, and when I don't have the time to do something really unique, I just put something together for the fun of it. 

I think what is "bad" in the community at large (and has been "bad" for a long time) is that there hasn't been enough encouragement or prodding to do something MORE with a product than using it "out of the box."  That's why I was kind of hoping that there would be more posts here of some really DIFFERENT looks for the standard characters that we typically use.

PS .. and thanks ConnieKat LOL