> I am stating that we collectively exist in a professional caste and that will go away or lose influence if you let it do so. Other professional castes do this exact same brain exercise and that is why they have protections in place.

I consider this mode of thinking selfish and anti-progress. It’s pretty much exactly what Americans decry about unions.

> It’s pretty much exactly what Americans decry about unions.

If you consider a union to be a "bad thing" then we are likely going to talk past each other for eternity.