I see it as part of a general trend whereby Apple are locking down macOS and making it more akin to iOS. Think System Integrity Protection (SIP), the read-only

I see it as part of a general trend whereby Apple are locking down macOS and making it more akin to iOS. Think System Integrity Protection (SIP), the read-only system volume introduced in Catalina, etc. All good for security and your typical macOS user. That these changes are also frustrating for hackers is just a side-effect they are willing to accept.