Snobbery comes in many forms. Theirs is about the tools they use to do what they do: the high-end apps. I'd be willing to bet that a large prcentage of them did not plunk down $3500 to $6000 for a copy. Either they are working for a company that has provided them with the programme or... well, I won't go there.

I think it's pretty clear that it's not about Poser per se: it's about process. They see their process - because of the complexity of their applications - as time-consuming and difficult, exacting years of study and experience. They see Poser users load a pre-made figure into the app, slap on some textures and shaders with a double-click, lights:another double-click; render and submit to our gallery for all to admire. And, to be honest, that's what many do. And that's exactly what it looks like, too.

Then there are those who spend some time actually discovering what this marvelous programme has under the hood. They do completely novel, imaginative stuff and create images that rival the best of GC art anywhere.

BUT

At the end of the day, the artists are the artists. They use this particular tool to create images that evoke emotions, set our imaginations spinning, light fires... and it doesn't matter whether they are using Poser or a paintbrush or Crayolas: it's just a medium, to them.

I have an enormous amount of fun with Poser. The amount of learning I've already done is insignificant compared to what there still is to learn about this rich programme and its features. But does this make me more of an artist, this knowledge? No. No more than if I'd chosen Max or Maya or any of the other toys out there that our CGS critics consider essentials to doing "art".

Monterey/Mint21.x/Win10 - Blender3.x - PP11.3(cm) - Musescore3.6.2

Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehen
[it is clear that humans have contempt for that which they do not understand] 

Metaphor of Chooks