> nip verified profiles look more legit.

But that's a bug, not a feature.

Since anyone at all can "verify" Nostr addresses, it's not a form of verification at all.

Please, see this: https://hedgedoc.semisol.dev/ciXY6QE-Tx6CQZowDwcK4A

Or this: nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzq5455pmtewaacws6a73hxkqkea6fjwcm3keq9vqu3q7930nl4k9aqyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qqfxu6tsxq6j66tn94hx7apdwejhy6txpdekay

It's better not to contribute to this problem and to inform people that NIP-05 is not verification.

That said, an address does have some features, which you mention.

What I think one might wonder (and I do wonder) is what a paid (even if cheap) provider has to offer compared to a free one.