It's not so much about their communication skills (indeed, in case of Jonathan Kamm and some others it actually is). It's much more that the vast majority of them have no idea how to deal with anything anymore. Thankfully, every now and then someone from within those groups stands up and makes clear how it actually is and should be. For instance, Paul Daniels is pretty much on the same page as we are. Thank goodness there still are magicians with the ability to think and care.
On the other hand, there for instance is a bunch of magicians that lived by "No magic exposure" for most if not all of their lives who now don't mind public exposure and tutorials anymore, another bunch that really cared about keeping the art open only to those really interested in practicing it who now commercialize the heck out of it, and so on and so forth.
By the way, good to hear you've been accepted now.