Squatting near the Bubble.

I am curious as to what everyone's thoughts are on near bubble, or bubble play. I myself like to just play threw but I know many use the "squat" technique.

I will add this topic has been touched on many times but I am just curious what the PO masses thoughts are on this subject in 2014....

Yesterday I bubbled out of three tourneys and it got me thinking. One of my bubble losses I finished 22nd in a 500 player field. I grinded the tourney for neary four hours only to lose two spots from ITM. I would have easily cashed if I would have just stepped aside until the bubble losses were over and was ITM.

Squatting has always carried a stigma of unsportsmanlike but maybe, just maybe, there is a place for it in online poker!

I am sure there are going to be strong opinions on this topic so I would ask that we try to keep it civil!

***I exclude Live poker as the variable dynamics are drastically in contrast to that of online poker.