Warm Welcome

I've just recently gotten into the Tattoo industry and have scowered the internet for communities to hopefully find a knowlege base to access outside my local community, and I've been shocked with what I've found. Even when it comes to the members in my local scene, I've learned that 8 out of 10 tattoo artists and wannabe tag-alongs are all douche bags when it comes to other people. Heaven forbid you be an artist looking to start, or a diy ammature around most of you. I'm sure that all of us can understand why an apprenticeship is an important thing, and that serious damage and mistakes can be made from someone that has not recieved proper instruction from a professional ( not always a reliable source ). But what possible reason can you all have for treating everyone with a complete lack of respect, hell half of the a_holes arn't even apprentices or professionals. So why is it that there is no tollerance for anybody in the tattoo industry? Is being a douche bag a requirement to be a professional tattoo artist?