My post wasn't a "justification", it was an observation. Perhaps I wasn't explaining myself well enough, but I meant that with the craft model, the feelings of trust, familiarity, personal touch, etc., are exactly as you say, psychological happenings. There can be truth to them, and I'm not here to argue whether or not there is in this case. How the hell would I know how you guys treat your plants, if you have pests, use harsh sprays, wipe your ass with the fan leaves? I'm not claiming that Hyoto cares for his plants and you don't, or that he massages them while you toss yours around. I'm saying that if his business model is based around the perception that he produces a smaller quantity of higher quality clones, and therefore charges good money, than so what? Everyone runs their businesses the way they choose, and you shouldn't be so uptight about someone running theirs differently.