"Volunteers are being used to make money. Enough said. No other industry practices such abuse."

Churches, Youth Organizations, Community Groups, Museums, Hospitals, Schools..but other than that and several others, you're probably right.
Maybe you should contact the President about this concern. He seems to think Volunteerism is a good, healthy thing. Some say he actually encourages it. If you put all your attention on a 'Stamp Out Volunteers' campaign and manage to suceed with it, you'd be doing a great service to people who are misguided enough to feel good about offering their time in a productive way to work with others and accomplish something.
Just think of all the people with limited physical stamina and no other social outlet! You could help them never leave their house again..and they could die happily un-useful and lonely. Wow, that would be a great service, Conrad.

After you're rid of those pesky helpers, maybe you could branch out and eliminate ALL Good Deed Doers.
Boy howdy, wouldn't that pretty-up the world nicely?!

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I'd like a little clarity about 'ordinary people'
Earlier, you seemed to be saying that these Ordinary People make better, more wholesome music than Musicians.

When you say 'ordinary people', do you use the term the same way most of us would use 'non-musician'?
If so, are you saying that you believe non-musicians make better music than musicians?

Or do you mean that those of us who are non-professionals are more ordinary than the ones who get paid?


Thanks,
I'll go back to lurking now.