Yes, as someone who doesn't deeply understand the mechanics of this particular spam nor the general theory of spam mitigation, agree.
It's a bit more than bad PR because of blind reliance on core implementation by majority means they get to make this type of call. Silver lining might be that awareness raised over a lesser issue than one that may come in future, at which time we can hope for more diverse options and more educated users, and changes to core defaults won't be law necessarily 🤔
