One other thing to keep in mind…some of us with 15-30+ years come here to help younger composers navigate the business. I don’t come here to share my experience in the music business and/or the law for entertainment, or to just blow my own horn.
I have no need to waste time doing that.
More Advice brings his own experience and skill to the table, as does Art, Denis Woods, Mark Petrie, Mark Lewis and several others. You, DI and Bigg Rome, would do well to stop the attitude/rhetoric listen to some of these voices. They know what they talking about.