I personally don't care for ARFs, even though they do fill a need. But, if I were to put down people who only fly ARFS because they don't have the desire, inclination, skills, or time to build, I would also be knocking several very good fliers I know who are teamed up with relatives or friends where one only likes to build but has no desire or skills to fly, while the other member of the team does all the flying, but has no desire or skills to build.

Maybe if I saw better materials and craftsmanship in the ARFs in my price range I've had the opportunity to look over, and especially if the so-called scale ARFs were even closer to stand-off scale appearance standards or better, I might feel more comfortable having a few more than I have purchased to date.

This would let me get to do more flying during my building sessions.

No way would it stop me from building! I get too much satisfaction and pleasure out of flying planes I have the emotional attachment of building to.