Wow, William. No one here is doubting your affection for wood. He who grasps change stays in the game. Hell, I am a master carpenter retired. In my first years as an apprentice carpenter, I was intimidated and also intrigued by metal stud framing.
As for finger jointed primed pine, I mentioned it in my very first post in this thread. Apparently, no one reads all of the posts all of the time, as I see it mentioned several times without any clue as to former posts.
We all hear you. Your opinions are duly noted. However, as I said before, there is always more than one way to skin a cat.