If they are willing to pay to level the playing field perhaps it might be worth your while to fill them in. The old scholastic business model — gotta pay to play. But to take precious time out your day to fill them in to your own personal disadvantage...?

In other circles where people have well-rounded feelings you might find someone willing to do it just for the warm fuzzies it gives them. But technically skilled people are generally void of such emotion. That is often what compels them towards technology in the first place.