Late in a tournament, I fear an all-in and a call. Early, I'm happy to make this call against the usual gang of idiots. I have very little time invested and I'm getting 3:1 on my money. Additionally, the bigger my stack is, the more opportunity I have to generate MORE chips later.

I'm maybe a little more willing to push thin edges than a lot of people, but I really think you're getting some bad advice in this thread.