Look man, nobody is telling you to price so high that you won't get customers. What everyone is saying is that you shouldn't lowball YOURSELF. Most people here said they could care less what you charge because it isn't going to hurt them. Most people here want to help out, believe it or not, this is how it happens. Take your ribbing, learn and price yourself at a respectable wage that one can actually live on.
We aren't trying to run you off the site or out of the aviation biz. Doing what you love is ideal, it is what most people want in life. You have the tools to do just that, a love of everything aviation, and the required certs. The fact that Tram called you and tried to actually physically speak to you about upping your wage speaks volumes. He could have just started the thread here to whine about the industry and we all could have lined up and taken our shots without you ever knowing that people thought poorly of your choice, but he didn't. Lots of the people on here are some of the most passionate outstanding people you could ever meet as well, but you have to stick around and talk to them, learn from them and grow yourself as an aviator who calls himself a professional.
Step back, take a deep breath and try and see the other side of the coin. Was the thread possibly pretty mean at some points, yeah. But coming on here assuming a different identity and defending working for an unlivable wage probably wasn't the best choice. My advice, Slow your role, seriously think about what some of the outstanding aviators here have said and learn.
I may be the first to welcome you to Jetcareers, it is an absolute gold mine of knowledge, wit, humor and sometimes heated arguments. But in the end, the vast majority of us would share a 6 pack with everyone else. (even if we are mean to each other sometimes)
