Do people really not understand why Walt didn't want to accept help from Gretchen and Elliot?

I just finished S2 so maybe some more facts get revealed later I am not mentioning here, but in my conversations so far I noticed that a lot of people purely blame Walt's ego for not just accepting their generous offer. Same with Skyler.

But then the thread about them opening gifts had some opinions that align more with mine.

First of all, I am not 100% sure what exactly went down but if Walt genuinely deserves money from the company then he should have received that before, not as a "gesture of kindness" from his rich ex friends.

And if they truly don't think he deserves a percentage/amount or a place in the company, and are just being charitable, how can he accept that either? It's one thing accepting help from people who are close to you and love you and whose well being is tied to yours, but from some rich former friends who are now acquaintances at best, for whom it's not even a hard thing to do yet you and your family will have to be so grateful to, I would never do it either.

Everything about their niceness and generosity comes across as fake and condescending, not on the primitive level but on the rich people level where this aura of humbleness is a default mask they wear only because its so easy to.

I just remember when Skyler was thanking them to the guests at Walt's birthday party as if they're some saints and it was so grating.

There seems to be a mentality that not accepting help and wanting to be self sufficient is a personality flaw. Everything could be a flaw when pushed to an extreme but overall it is understandable and shows self respect not to want to be supported by someone you don't even like.

While Walt broke the law and obviously things will get much worse, and so will his character and actions, I am not justifying that, he did what made sense to make a lot of money fast and by himself. Things changed when circumstances changed, he never expected to stay alive for that long first of all, but I get it.

And shit, we all have egos. I find it a bit disingenuous for trashing a character for having ego and pride. I could feel the pain of watching Walt Jr thinking people are donating from the goodness of their hearts while Walt did it, and the frustration at the inability to tell his family that he did it and get at least a pat on the back. I'd want that. It would kill me to see Gretchens and Elliots of the world getting my loved ones to grovel at their feet for supposedly throwing some change my way, but having to hide that I managed something huge. Cause let's be real, maybe it is shady and illegal and risky, but it also required a lot of courage, intelligence and talent - things people do like to be acknowledged for.

It's actually tragic how on one had his lies keep him apart from Skyer and his family, but on the other hand more than anything he would like to just be honest and seen by those who are supposed to love him. Like "I did this, I am more than you think I am." It hurts.