So I take it you are going to leave me wondering?

BTW, I thought your statement that you would find other work was a right and noble response, and I would do the same. What I was referring to in my original post was the "artiste'" mentality in several of the posts, which could be paraphrased as, "the problem is others", "the world is too (insert your favorite disparaging adjective) to appreciate me", and so forth. That doesn't seem to be the tenor of your take anyway.

By your definition, if I say, "I will not work for $11/hour", that is not a statement of principle, since it does not refer to my stand against exploitation of others. I was working by a slightly broader definition, hence the discrepancy. My mistake.