It's not that I don't want to pay for good tools. I don't want to invest time and effort into tools that I have to pay for. If a tool requires payment, someone

It's not that I don't want to pay for good tools. I don't want to invest time and effort into tools that I have to pay for. If a tool requires payment, someone is gatekeeping access to that tool. Even if prices and terms seem reasonable today, there's no guarantee that they will be in the future.