Very true that you don't need the best to do great work, but by the same token, you don't need a dovetailed, curly maple step stool that took 30+ hours and $$$ for the wood just to be able to reach the top shelf in your closet when a milk crate will do the job just fine, but we do stuff like that anyways because it is what we like. We appreciate it for what it is...
One of the reasons I always liked this site is because nobody ever seems to say that we HAVE TOO spend tons of money to do a good job or make people feel bad when they don't have lots of money to "waste" on tools, but lately it seems that everybody gets all upset when people do spend more money on premium tools and feels they have to explain why we are stupid for wanting to do it...
It is a bit frustrating in its own right that one must expect to feel shame for indulging when they are capable, especially when those people are doing nothing to make others feel bad...
*EDIT* - Please note I am not trying to say that either person I quoted is behaving poorly at all... Just commenting on the overall vibe I am feeling from this thread in general, and many others like it...