can anyone else relate to this? why do people think they can just take advantage of others' skills without compensating them for their time and talent?

not everything is about payment. people help out all the time without expecting anything in return, it's called being nice.

omg yes!!! it's like, just because someone is passionate about what they do doesn't mean you can

lol sounds like my old raid team, "i'll just let my buddy tank and heal for me, meanwhile i'm over here collecting loot and xp