Honestly, speaking strictly as a forum user and setting everything else aside, I think it's frankly disgusting that anyone would come into a thread, in which the topic is that bashing of any sort is leading a person to want to leave the community and his/her hobby, and then using it as an excuse to jump on a soapbox (to bash vendors, companies or anything else for that matter). All it does is confirm for the OP that bashing is alive and well, and that his/her wanting to leave is justified... it just serves to further drive them out to no-ones gain...

To the OP... I am very sorry that you feel as you do and that the figure bashing is influencing your enjoyment of your hobby... I would add my voice to others in that what matters most is that you yourself are happy with your art and time. What programs, figures and items you use is entirely up to you and the opinions of others shouldn't be allowed to ruin your own joy.