Go Back to Your Six String

What is this? It's as if every guitar player these days has this misconception that if a bass line is not loud and obnoxious and complicated it's not good. Not only that, but they seem to think that if you do make it loud and obnoxious and complicated it is good.
This is not the case!
First off, where does this even come from? Does a slappy bass line equal talent in these people's uninformed minds? Slapping and plucking is easy. It just takes a little bit of aggression on the bassist's part. Don't get me wrong, I love slapping and plucking. It sounds cool, it is fun. However, it is not the only thing you can do on a bass.
Mellow bass lines can sound so cool. Just simple, calm notes can really make a song. And sometimes just really simple ones are all you need, to pull the song together and give a thump, you know? Bass solos, as well, do not have to be ridiculous! Solos can totally rock without being stupidly slappy.
Plus, most of the time, when a guitarist decides to pick up a bass and spank it, what he believes to be cool slapping and plucking is actually just annoying. And loud. And obnoxious. And it lacks everything that defines good bass playing.
Man. Guitarists simply need to learn that they are, in fact, guitarists and not bassists, and that if they do decide to pick up a bass, to shut up with spanking it and actually play it.