So here's the thing: I don't hate Daz. I don't love everything they do (cough NFTs cough), but I like a lot of the content I've bought from them and appreciate the freebies. It's a weird thing. In some ways, I'm the one Wolf takes joy in looking down upon. It's ok. Within its envelope, DS is a decent program. I've avoided a lot of problems by camping on version 4.10. I'm not embarrassed by the results I've got from it, and I've seen other people doing good work with it as well.

It would be nice if Daz could work on Carrara a bit. They can't.They've let too much time pass and have no momentum for Carrara. It would be tough to get anything going with it. Plus, their hands are full solving Mac and Iray evolution problems in DS. That's not even considering whatever they're doing for DS5 and oft-rumored G9 figures.

Here's what amazes me: As a creative pursuit, 3D is objectively hard. There is a lot to know and do in order to make good 3D work. And yet, there are all these people doing that as a hobby and as a way to complete commercial projects! It's not just DS. It's all the programs. If off-the-shelf content helps people to do that, then I'd say Daz and Rendo and other marketplaces are filling a need. And anyone who wants to can put together some work and become a vendor.

If some people are addicted to buying content, that's on them. There is a lot of good work out there. And as far as the market is concerned, those people are a feature, not a bug. And for the vendors who make their living from people like that, there is no reason to complain.

I could be babbling, but I think these are salient points.