Once I was doubting the need for higher levels of mathematics. Now as an engineer I realize the utility of this knowledge.
What made my change my mind? Well it’s definitely not my intelligence nor my age, it’s the practical application of that theory which got me here. Reading in between the lines can only happen if you like what you’re doing.
This practice is by nature anti-competitive. All they’re creating is a monopoly covered up by a promise of a walled garden.
As such, this shouldn’t even be legal under todays jurisdictions.