We purchased our last 4-plex with Apple stock options.

Only because you asked total strangers' opinions: You are not going to get two bites at this apple called life. 

I think the only way to compare those scenarios apple-to-apples would be Option A and Option 2B, as it's taking into account the same amount of cash being invested, and one can look at the opportunity cost of one vs the other.

As long as I’m not slicing the apples, or making the pie, baking it.

Tons of big companies are setting up shop here: Google, Apple, and many many more. 

It is not a few bad apples, it is a profession that attracts bad apples.

All I would have to do is list ONE occurrence that shows your claims don't hold.Example.If you want to claim all apples are red, you can't prove this by showing 3 billion red apples, right?

Unfortunately there's some bad apples out there.

A few times a year I binge on food that I've grown myself - I have several apple trees, a peach tree that puts out 300-400 peaches a year, blueberry bushes and my garden - so that is healthier than eating other stuff.

Just like with anything in life, some bad apples will create a bad stigma for the whole group.