Oh, man I agree.
Like I'm the same way. I like discovering all that stuff out. There is a great sense of pride in knowing you did it yourself- with the odd tutorial lol.
On the topic of using the starterkit in the first place, I hate it lol... BUT...I'm glad people are using it. It makes the community bigger I guess. Which is a huge plus. Think about it, in a few years- these people will be talking about the good ol' days when Waudby used to steal tiles :P:P