Oh, I'm not saying that some authors don't hate their readers -- many obviously do. I'm saying that this has always been the way of things and this idea that the writers who hate their readers NOW have to be given some slack because they're not used to the ebooks-internet-iphone-technology world is bunk. If an author thinks their readership exists only to fan them and peel grapes for them, I reserve the right to think they're a jerk and I will spend my money elsewhere. I'm not going to give them a cookie because "not openly hating your fans" is HAAAAAAARRRRRD.
