It's rational and will become standard. Imagine you had a job doing ordinary database backed web app written in Java, and you found you had a coworker who wrot

It's rational and will become standard. Imagine you had a job doing ordinary database backed web app written in Java, and you found you had a coworker who wrote all their code in Notepad. They also refused to run linters or open code reviews, viewing it all as modern nonsense. Would you find that acceptable? Would you be surprised if a few months later that guy got let go for performance reasons? No. Developers are given a lot degree of freedom, but in return are expected to use that freedom responsibly to deliver as much value as they can for the company. People refusing to use powerful tools had better have a watertight explanation for why. Mere negative vibes aren't good enough.