regarding the discussion of how guitars "should" be used or learned:

I imagine a scenario in which Jimi Hendrix is taking guitar lessons from Les Paul.

Les Paul scolds Jimi and says "No no no... you're supposed to dampen the strings you aren't plucking to silence them.. the goal is to AVOID feedback and miscellaneous noise..."

all the while Jimi is thinking "that may be YOUR goal, but it isn't mine..."