I understand the concept .... it just hasn't been my experience as a viewer, and others I've heard from don't share it either, but I'm not denying it is real.

Conventions and stuff ... award gatherings .... great stuff and they look wonderful. But attending them does not define one's greatness, no more than it does for those who attend them to attain perceptions of prestige. Everyone has to make decisions in life, and if I decide not to travel long distances to attend an event, I do so consciously. I see the value of them ... it's not that I consider them a waste of time.