I quickly learned that NOBODY LISTENS ANYWAY ... you can give 99% of the people the veritable blueprint for successful breeding, and they will ignore all your good advice and make their own foolish breeding decisions anyway

Excellent and I couldn't agree more. Every line of work, the truly elite seem to be willing to share and "give away" what they do. In my profession, I go after the elite all the time in search of what they do. Never found one to not freely give away their so-called secrets. Most, NEVER even really listen. I've been fortunate to be successful I guess b/c I'm just dumb enough to do it just like the good ones say they do it. Easier than most want to believe.