Gosh, I've been posting on 3 forums for almost 2 decades now. My credentials are spread out over them over the years. Not my fault that your critical thinking skills don't jibe with your Internet searching (if you've searched, that is). I don't feel any need to say more about this, especially since you have already praised the worth of my comments.
Should anyone trust advice from just one person if they are seeking counsel for a future? Of course not. But you are treading on thin ice here in a veiled attempt to discredit me. Look around and you'll see my advice over the nearly 2 decades is sound.
If what I write seems to contradict what your friends say, why be suspicious of me? I have no agenda against you. I don't know you. A person with good critical thinking skills would see the polar differences and realize that the true answer is neither one 100%, but a hybrid that may lean more towards one or the other. And, that is precisely the case here. I see this line of questioning as nearing a trolling point. Let's move on.