Folks do not get rich on the UFO subject—if you have met many of the “players” and actually talked to them you would know that.
Almost all researchers do so on a shoestring and pursue the topic because of a passion for it.
Even the frauds and fakers don’t make much money.
;-)
A lot of the people who write books and get involved in videos and films certainly DO make money - along with other ‘residual benefits’ that they receive.
You said that when you post on a topic, you don’t just give an opinion – you cite references.
But you are obviously giving opinions on what you’ve merely read. (You’ve admitted that you’ve never seen a UFO yourself; so you’re basing your opinions on stuff you’ve never seen, only read, and can’t prove.)
I try to judge information on what I perceive as the level of intellectual discrimination of the person from whom it comes.
There are a lot of claims and ‘information’ out there that come from pretty spurious and untrustworthy sources; and there’s a lot of speculative thought coming from people who seem to be worthy of attention.
I have to make choices between those.