It privileges younger less attached people with more free time over more experienced people who are more likely to have families. Note that I was the latter kin

It privileges younger less attached people with more free time over more experienced people who are more likely to have families. Note that I was the latter kind of person when I did this, and trust me, a credentialing solution like the one in essentially every other professional field would have been way better for me, but there are also advantages to having a lower barrier to entry than those fields.