The closer analogy there is if someone used ChatGPT despite everyone telling them to use Claude, and declared that LLMs suck. This is closer to the mistake people actually make.

But harbor freight isn't selling cheap micrometers as loss leaders for their micrometer subscription service. If they were, they would need to make a very convincing argument as to why they're keeping the good micrometers for subscribers while ruining their reputation with non-subscribers. Wouldn't you say?