Thanks for the replies. I have been thinking about this throughout the week and have come to mixed results.

The idea of a cycle of noob>novice>expert was one I had failed to realize. It is true that a new poster will in a few months be able to answer the noob questions, thus creating some twisted cirlce of life.

However, I am still standing by my original thoughts. I believe with the oversaturation of players in online poker one cannot simply learn other player's thought processes. Each player needs to determine the style of play that will work the best for them. There are many categories of online poker players:

Moneymaking ballers
Steady earners
Breakeven players
Marginal losers (breakeven players w/ bonuses and rakeback)
Spewers
Huge losers

There are arguments for this I am sure, but I believe the guys making a lot of money aren't playing ABC poker, hell they aren't even playing AB poker. These guys have played a ton of hands, been in the same situations thousands of times, and have realized the most +EV play. They did not get in this spot 1 time, post on FTR, and then play the hand the same way the next 1000 times. They allow themselves to adjust and adapt. They are not bound by what someone told them.

These are the players who play with supreme confidence. Why you may ask? This brings me to my most recent finding:

It's because they know in their minds that they have the capability of making the best play at any given time.

Why do they have this knowledge? It is because they have learned the game.