Are you sure a normie can't get a node up and running under 300 bucks? While it is true what the guy says, it largely depends on your risk profile.
Bitcoin is an uncorruptible public ledger, it is built with supply-audit-design in the heart of it. This requires you to follow certain rules to mitigate possible risk factors. If not, you are trusting someone to be honest. But we try to not place trust; we'd rather, verify.