You sound like you don't want it to be true.
Why is that, I wonder.
Huh? I don't care. I've just never heard of the guy in my life. But I've seen ZhugeEX all over the place.
Aside from that, what the heck happened in this thread?
I would agree with the other poster. I do want to pay money for things I use.
I expect to be paid well for my work, because I'm good at what I do and it took many years to get to where I am.
By the same token, I like paying for the best services I can because I believe people deserve to be paid for their expertise. If something is cheap, or free, it's probably not very high quality. A big example of this is software. I like paying for great software, which is why I use Macs for development. They have great 3rd party software that just has no real equivalent on PCs. The very fact I'm paying for something hopefully means I can count on it to be kept in service and there when I need it.
Side note. It's proven time and time again that people willing to pay more for things end up being WAY better customers than people who expect things for free or cheap.