Sunfish I don't disagree with you but as I said an attitude towards command is very subjective.Sim scores and check rides don't always give the whole picture about an individual.
Most of the pilot's I know who occupy the LHS know that the number one priority is to always cover your rear end with every decision that you make. It doesn't matter to me what the flight plan fuel is, if I think I need more I will take extra. It doesn't matter to me if Perth is CAVOK, I always carry fuel to go somewhere else. It doesn't make me a brilliant Captain it just makes me a cautious one.