Stan
It was the " call yourself master" remark that seemed implicitly disparaging to me. Damn few builders of any stripe, except some of those fortunate enough to be part of a longstanding tradition & it's accumulated knowledge.
I believe part of the reason that people are drawn to timberframes is that as the world gets more high tech & impersonal ( ever long for a human being on the other end of a "service" phone call?) is that natural materials & their habits help re-connect people to the world.
As for GM I believe it was/is their arrogance that's bringing them down.
Different strokes for different folks. Most of the rest is hierarchical BS.
With all due respect, Scott