You may call that 'playing pilot', but that does sound a little bit like sour grapes and snobbery from a grumpy old man and devalues your posts ...
I do exactly the same stuff as Ghenghis, so how is that sour Grapes?
I am giving a truthful perspective on the industry from the inside. I watch too many people come and go having parted with huge amounts of money and achieving nothing.
Interns in other industry pay for an education with time and effort I know of none where they are asked to pay to work.....