Is it really paranoia if they're actually out to get you? Sounds like the sysadmin's guild is about to get the same wakeup call that the programmer's one got in 2000: the schlubs who bought the "Teach Youself <computer-skill/> in 24 Hours" will be on their asses. Only the strong will survive.

On the other hand, nothing ever works right in version 1.0, so the day of reckoning might not be at hand quite so much.