Shortage of tanks a myth - thoughts?

[Meleoffs]

If you can't take the fire get out of the heat. Tanking isn't for everyone and its not meant to be an easy role. You are expected to adapt quickly if your new and learn the zone quickly and watch the bosses and learn strategies quicker then everyone else, be better geared then everyone else and hold aggro even if you don't have good weapons like everyone else. No ifs-ands-or-butts.

This is how its been like since early everquest. It has been like this for almost two generations.

I don't have any issues tanking, I'd say I'm a pretty good tank. I never lose aggro (never have, in fact I can keep aggro off a bis 130 drg with zeta wep doing 900+ dps burst while I have a 110) and my CDs are up on time for every tank buster. I do more dps than some DPS I've seen bitch at me do. The issue I have is how many ignorant people think they know how to tank better. It's pretty clear you feel that you know more than everyone else. The role is absolutely easy as you have LESS to actually manage than other people do. It's just a matter of ignorance surrounding the job and role that seriously gets on my nerves.

Like I said a few pages back, one of the tanks in my static (who have savage clears) was kicked from an WPHM for being in sword oath. The reason tanks don't DF is because of nonsensical shit like that. Not because of being berated for being new. Most people in this game are actually fairly kind to new players.

EDIT: I'd like to add that this attitude is why people thing 150 dps on a tank is acceptable. It really isn't. Tanks are capable of 400+ even without echo.