You see, that analogy right there profitseer is what makes your contributions to this board so valuable. Within that humor is some clear-thinking observations... which while true, are hilarious when you post them. There was another guy like that a long time ago... had a way of describing his dead-on observations with a twist of humor. Samuel Clemmons was his name.
I disagree with you because it all depends. I used to have my stops way too tight and it killed me. You have to be careful when playing around with stops though... it can be very dangerous either way. Plus, it all has to fit into the big picture; your trading plan/stlye.