You quote the prices of the AIs as if the difference in price means something. And the general tone of your post makes it feel like you are saying that being able to do it cheaper is clearly better.
My point is that it’s only cheaper in the short and narrow view. It is cheaper for a select few, but the cost is massively higher for everyone else.

Everything you said is absolutely true. It is massively easier and cheaper to do stuff when there are no rules or regulations. Why do think the .01% are hell bent on crippling education, killing regulation enforcement, and removing any possibility of consequences?

Switzerland and Sweden aren’t the same country? Well God damnit, there goes my dream vacation of visiting the home of Ikea and chocolate.
Wait, now which one of them am I supposed to refer to as Swaziland?

In Orca slicer, if you use tree supports and hybrid, an option appears (advanced must be enabled) for something like “Essential supports only”. It is so much better than spending all that time adding or blocking supports.