There is a big difference between a) having someone with local knowledge show competent visitors around an unfamiliar neighborhood (i.e. what Kimela described), and b) delegating responsibility for one's own safety to a divemaster because one can't be troubled to acquire or maintain basic OW skills.
Situation a) is simply one method of adhering to #2 of PADI's Standard Safe Diving Practices Statement of Understanding:
Be familiar with my dive sites. If not, obtain a formal diving orientation from a knowledgeable, local source.
I was under the impression that this thread started out as a lament about DM's who are not equal to the challenges of situation b) when they were hired to help with situation a).