Ok first, I'm not really that salty about it not being easy, I'm just saying that it's hard for a micro to grow now than in the past.
Secondly, you can still grow without a decent protector, it's just that raiders like you usually aim at targets like us when having a chance.
Thirdly, my alliance is half anarchic, I don't command people to do things that they don't like. You should be able to understand, unless Arrgh is not anarchic.
Yep, reality is usually disappointing